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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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Barometric elevation
Earth science; Mapping science
An elevation determined by measuring atmospheric pressure with a barometer. The scale of atmospheric pressures indicated by the barometer can be calibrated to give altitude above some surface at ...
Epipole
Earth science; Mapping science
One of the two points where the planes of two aerial photographs are cut by the airbase (the extended line joining the two perspective centers). In the case of a pair of truly vertical photographs, ...
Elastic
Earth science; Mapping science
A term applied to any substance which offers resistance to forces that tend to deform it and which resumes its original form when the forces cease, provided the latter are within a certain limit ...
Low-tide elevation
Earth science; Mapping science
A naturally formed region of land surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide. This definition was accepted by the Geneva Convention.
Modified spheroidal elevation
Earth science; Mapping science
The elevation obtained by integrating the value of gravity between the geoid and the point B on the surface
Entrance pupil
Earth science; Mapping science
That image (real or virtual) of the aperture stop formed in object space by all those elements of the optical system on the object space side of the aperture stop.
Entrance window
Earth science; Mapping science
That image of the field stop formed in object space by all elements (of an optical system) on the object space side of the field stop.
