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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Anemometer
Earth science; Mapping science
An instrument for measuring the speed of the wind. There are two common types: the cup anemometer, which uses freely rotating cups spun by the wind, and that which uses the air pressure produced ...
Polar bearing
Earth science; Mapping science
The angle, in a polar or spherical coordinate system, formed by the intersection of the meridional plane used as reference and the meridional plane through the point. This is a dihedral angle but ...
Multiple base altimetry
Earth science; Mapping science
Altimetry in which the variations of pressure with time are measured and recorded at fixed sites within the region being surveyed.
Angle-to left
Earth science; Mapping science
The horizontal angle, measured counterclockwise, from the preceding leg of a traverse to the following leg.
Baroclinicity
Earth science; Mapping science
That state of stratification, in a fluid, in which surfaces of constant pressure intersect surfaces of constant density.
Alienation
Earth science; Mapping science
A legal term applied to a transfer of title of a legal conveyance of property to another person.
Accuracy
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The difference (unsigned) between a specified value of a particular quantity and a value that has been accepted as correct for that quantity. When this difference is known and has a sign, it ...
