Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Diluvion

Earth science; Mapping science

The gradual and imperceptible washing-away and resultant loss of soil along a watercourse. The opposite of alluvion. Note that this definition implies that alluvion is a process, not a material.

Polar diameter

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) The length of the polar axis of a spheroid. (2) The distance between the North Pole and South Pole of the Earth.

Public domain

Earth science; Mapping science

In the USA, the territory ceded to the Federal Government by the original thirteen states, together with certain subsequent additions by cession, treaty, and purchase. At its greatest extent, the ...

Easement

Earth science; Mapping science

The right, privilege, or liberty given to a person or group to use land belonging to another for a specific and definite purpose. A common easement is that giving a company the right to bring ...

Dominium

Earth science; Mapping science

In the civil and old English law: (1) Ownership. (2) Property in the larger sense, including both the right of property and the right of possession or use. (3) The mere right of property, as ...

Donation lands

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) Lands granted from the public domain to an individual as a bounty, gift or donation. Particularly, in early history of Pennsylvania, lands thus granted to soldiers of the Revolutionary War. ...