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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Military coordinate system
Earth science; Mapping science
A coordinate system based on a polyconic map projection and used formerly by the United States Army for fire control.
Contact vernier
Earth science; Mapping science
A vernier lying in physical contact, or nearly so, with the primary scale. This is the type usually meant by vernier.
Hypsographic curve
Earth science; Mapping science
A diagram showing the frequency of occurrence of groups of elevations over the entire world.
Topocentric equatorial coordinate
Earth science; Mapping science
One of the three coordinates in a topocentric equatorial coordinate system.
Standard coordinate
Earth science; Mapping science
One of a pair of coordinates in a standard coordinate system.
Population density
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The number of persons per unit area in a specified region. (2) The number of families (or occupants of building-type units) per unit area. (3) The number of building-type units per unit area.
Corner stake
Earth science; Mapping science
A stake set by a surveyor, in running a survey by metes and bounds, set at every change of direction to assist the surveyor and to fix the survey to the ground.
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