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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Course of a river or stream
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The route along which a river or stream flows. (2) The river or stream itself.
Harmonic constant
Earth science; Mapping science
The amplitude or epoch of a harmonic constituent of the tide or tidal current at a place.
Cut tide
Earth science; Mapping science
An oceanic tide which fails to reach its predicted height at high water.
Curvilinear coordinate system
Earth science; Mapping science
Any coordinate system in which at least one of the geometric elements (lines or surfaces) used for reference is curved. Coordinates are determined by the intersections of curved lines or surfaces ...
Lower low-water datum
Earth science; Mapping science
An approximation to mean lower low water adopted as a tidal datum for a limited region and retained for an indefinite period. It is used primarily for civil engineering in rivers and harbors. ...
True angular depression
Earth science; Mapping science
The angle between a ray from the exposure station through the principal point in the image plane of an oblique camera, and a ray to the boundary of a horizontal plane through the perspective center.
Constant of the cone
Earth science; Mapping science
In a conical map projection of normal aspect, the ratio of the angle Δθ between meridional lines on the graticule to the angle Δλ between corresponding meridians on the rotational ellipsoid.
