Mapping science

Mapping science

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

Industry: Earth science

Add a new term

Contributors in Mapping science

Become a Contributors

Mapping science

Density altitude

Earth science; Mapping science

The distance above sea level at which the existing density of the atmosphere would be duplicated by the standard atmosphere.

Depth of isostatic compensation

Earth science; Mapping science

That depth below sea level at which the condition of isostatic equilibrium is complete.

Geocentric inferior conjunction

Earth science; Mapping science

The conjunction of a planet whose orbit lies within the Earth's, when the planet is between the Earth and the Sun. Usually referred to simply as inferior conjunction.

Correlate equation

Earth science; Mapping science

An equation derived from observation and/or condition equations by including undetermined multipliers (Lagrangian multipliers) and expressing the condition that the sum of the squares of the ...

Geodesic coordinate

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) One of a set of coordinates in the neighbourhood of a point at which the gradient of the metric tensor is zero. (2) One of a pair of parameters (u,v), on a surface, such that the curves v = ...

Confidence interval

Earth science; Mapping science

The upper and lower limits of the values, of a random variable, within which there is a pre-assigned probability (confidence) that a measurement or observation will be found. If the value lies ...

Spheroidal convergence

Earth science; Mapping science

The difference between corresponding angles made by a specified kind of curve, on a rotational ellipsoid (spheroid), with two meridians on that ellipsoid. The curve is usually specified to be a ...