Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Centre line of a section

Earth science; Mapping science

The line connecting opposite quarter-section corners, or opposite sixteenth section (quarter quarter section) corners.

Burckhardt's formula for resection

Earth science; Mapping science

A formula used in solving for the location of a point P, in the plane, from the two angles measured at that point between three other points, using the distances and angle from the central point of ...

Church's method

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) Any one of three methods of spatial resection, developed by Earl F. Church, that have been used to determine tilt. (2) In particular, a rigorous, mathematical method of determining all three ...

Bulkhead

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A structure of wood, stone, or concrete erected along shores of bodies of water to arrest the action of waves or along steep embankments to control erosion. (2) The wall of a partition or ...

Certificates of deposit

Earth science; Mapping science

Instruments issued by banks and S&Ls that require minimum deposits for specified terms and that pay higher rates of interest than deposit accounts.

C-band

Earth science; Mapping science

That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum having frequencies between 3. 90 and 6. 20 gigahertz (4. 8 and 7. 7 centimetres wavelength, approximately).