Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Bertrand's problem

Earth science; Mapping science

The problem of finding the average length of that segment, of a straight line laid at random on a rectangle of specified dimensions, which is contained within the rectangle. Alternatively, the ...

Clairaut's problem

Earth science; Mapping science

The problem of relating the shape or an inhomogeneous, rotating body in hydrostatic equilibrium to the distribution of density in the body.

Alphanumeric character

Earth science; Mapping science

All characters used by an electronic computer, including letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and such symbols as @, #, $ and %.

Harmonic coefficient

Earth science; Mapping science

The coefficient of a term in a series of harmonic functions.

Bureau International De L'Heure (BIH)

Earth science; Mapping science

The organisation which is responsible, by international agreement, for coordinating the measurements of time by national observatories and for providing an internationally acceptable, common time; it ...

Clarke's map projection

Earth science; Mapping science

One of a set of perspective map projections devised by A. R. Clarke and projecting a truncated sphere onto a plane from a point between 1. 35 and 1. 65 radii from the centre (the plane is not ...