Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Center-line description

Earth science; Mapping science

A method of describing a long and comparatively narrow strip of land by establishing a central line along the strip and defining the boundaries by distances from the central line.

Meizoseismal curve

Earth science; Mapping science

A line, on a map, representing points at which destruction was greatest in the region around an earthquake's epicenter.

Counter-etch

Earth science; Mapping science

Remove, with certain diluted acids, impurities from a lithographic plate, thus making it receptive to an image.

Correction code

Earth science; Mapping science

A code consisting of letters, numbers, and symbols used to indicate corrections on maps or on overlays attached.

Equatorial tidal current

Earth science; Mapping science

A tidal current occurring semimonthly as a result of the Moon's being over the equator.

Data reduction

Earth science; Mapping science

The transformation of measured values into some other form such as another order, or into averaged or adjusted values.

Dating an event according to both the Julian and the Gregorian calendars. During 1752, Great Britain and her colonies officially replaced the Julian calendar, with 25 March as the beginning of the ...