Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Rotational correction

Earth science; Mapping science

A correction made to the period of a pendulum to account for effects of the Earth's rotation: centrifugal force, Coriolis acceleration, tilting of the pendulum's plane of motion and differing ...

Condenser

Earth science; Mapping science

A lens system which concentrates the light from a source onto a limited area. An ellipsoidal reflector having the source at one of its foci concentrates the light at the other focus and is ...

Photographic datum

Earth science; Mapping science

A horizontal plane at the average elevation of the terrain shown in a photograph and on which distances measured will be approximately proportional to corresponding distances measured on the ...

Geodesy connexion

Earth science; Mapping science

The joining of two separate triangulation networks into a single network without internal discrepancies.

Semidiurnal constituent

Earth science; Mapping science

A tidal constituent that has two maxima and two minima each constituent day.

Detailing

Earth science; Mapping science

The process of tying topographic details to the control network.

Charge-coupled device

Earth science; Mapping science

An array of metal-oxide semiconductors or photodiode semiconductors in which the light falling on each semiconductor builds up a charge proportional to the integrated intensity of the light. The ...