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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Acquire
Earth science; Mapping science
Detect or receive a signal from an object. The term is used in this sense in the photography of missiles and in radar.
Regional atlas
Earth science; Mapping science
An atlas depicting different aspects of a specific part of a country or continent.
Geodetic adjustment
Earth science; Mapping science
The adjustment of the values of geodetic constants, particularly those (length, angle, direction, coordinates) that characterise a geodetic network.
Beach ridge
Earth science; Mapping science
A continuous mound of material, behind the beach, which has been heaped up by the action of waves carrying the material of the beach farther inland.
Autocorrelation function
Earth science; Mapping science
The limit, as T approaches infinity, of (1/2T) times the integral of f(t) f(t - τ)dt from T to +T; τ is a parameter.
Azimuth circle
Earth science; Mapping science
A ring made to fit snugly over a compass or compass repeater and provided with a means for observing bearings and azimuths.
Secondary azimuth
Earth science; Mapping science
An astronomic azimuth taken as the astronomic azimuth of a side in second order (secondary) or lower triangulation.
