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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Correction overlay
Earth science; Mapping science
A transparent sheet on which corrections to the underlying drawing or map are noted.
Analytic curve
Earth science; Mapping science
A curve whose parametric equations are real analytic functions of the same real variable.
Condensation gravity anomaly
Earth science; Mapping science
The quantity gc obtained by subtracting from a gravity anomaly Δg the following gravity corrections: (a) the condensation gravity correction &3948;g c ; (b) the free air gravity correction δg f ; ...
Geocentric geodetic datum
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A geodetic datum which specifies that the centre of the ellipsoid shall be located at the Earth's centre of mass. It is customary to specify also that the shortest axis of the ellipsoid be ...
Correlation
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) Determining the extent to which one randomly varying quantity can be expressed as a function of another or both can be expressed as functions of a third, non random quantity. This definition is ...
