Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Cape canaveral survey

Earth science; Mapping science

A survey made in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral, Florida, to determine the geodetic coordinates of nine ballistic cameras there. In the adjustment, the horizontal geodetic coordinates of two points ...

Clarke Spheroid 1858

Earth science; Mapping science

One of three rotational ellipsoids calculated by Clarke in 1858, of which the following two are particularly important (the factor 0. 30480047 was used to convert from feet to meters). (1) A ...

Cartogram

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A small diagram, on the face of a map, showing quantitative information. (2) An abstracted and simplified map the base of which is not true to scale.

Colour composite

Earth science; Mapping science

A composite in which the images making up the composite are shown in different colors.

Bessel's formula

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) The formula which relates the time (sidereal) Ttrue of passage of a star through the astronomical meridian to the observed time Tobs of passage through the telescope's vertical cross hair, to the ...

Cartesian coordinate

Earth science; Mapping science

A coordinate in a Cartesian coordinate system. In 2 dimensional space, the coordinates are commonly designated by (x, y) or (x 1 , x 2 ). In three- dimensional space, they are commonly designated ...

Elastic body

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A body which returns to its original size and shape after being deformed slightly. (2) A body which yields, under stress, according to Hooke's law. Do not confuse an elastic body with a rigid ...