Mapping science

Mapping science

The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.

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Equatorial chart

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A chart of equatorial regions. (2) A chart on an equatorial aspect of a map-projection.

Breusing's map projection

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A map projection trans-forming parallels of latitude into circles with radii which are the geometric averages of those of the stereographic and the azimuthal equal area map projections. The ...

Camera obscura

Earth science; Mapping science

A darkened chamber or box into which light is admitted through a small hole, to form an image on the wall or side opposite the hole. The hole may or may not contain a lens. An example of the ...

A class of panoramic camera in which a double dove prism in front of the lens system is rotated while the lens system itself remains fixed. This configuration allows photographing through 180 o or ...

Canyon

Earth science; Mapping science

A long, deep and narrow valley with steep sides and confined between very high and steep walls in a plateau or mountainous region. It often has a stream at the bottom. It is similar to but larger ...

Centre of percussion

Earth science; Mapping science

That point, in a suspended bar, which is located at such a distance below the point of suspension that a force applied perpendicular to the line joining the two points causes no reaction at the point ...