Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Astronomic coordinate system

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A coordinate system consisting of the celestial equator and of a selected celestial meridian; or, equivalently, of one plane perpendicular to the Earth's axis of rotation and another plane ...

That portion of the Earth extending from the lower boundary of the mantle to the centre of the Earth. The radius of the core is about 3500 km; the core's surface is about 2800 km below the Earth's ...

Constant of diurnal aberration

Earth science; Mapping science

The largest amount, theoretically, by which a star's apparent direction varies, as seen from a fixed latitude, during one day solely because of the Earth's rotation. It is commonly denoted by k and ...

Astronomic control

Earth science; Mapping science

A network consisting of control stations whose locations have been determined by astronomic measurements. The astronomic longitudes and latitudes will normally differ from the geodetic longitudes ...

Elliptical coordinate system

Earth science; Mapping science

A coordinate system, in the plane, in which the coordinates are given as the inter-sections of a family of numbered confocal ellipses and numbered confocal hyperbolae.

Development

Earth science; Mapping science

The process of subjecting an exposed, light sensitive surface to chemical agents in order to make visible the latent image formed by the action of light during exposure.

Vertical deformation

Earth science; Mapping science

In the relative orientation of two photographs, the cumulative warpage of the models affecting the vertical datum because of errors introduced by x-tilt and y-tilt.