Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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Donee

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A recipient. (2) One to whom property is given.

An eclipse in which the Moon passes through the shadow cast by the Earth. The eclipse may be total (the Moon passing completely into the Earth's umbra), partial (the Moon passing partially into the ...

Hydrostatic earth

Earth science; Mapping science

The Earth considered as a fluid in hydrostatic equilibrium (under gravitational and centrifugal forces).

Drainage pattern

Earth science; Mapping science

The pattern, or overall appearance, made by the network of drainage features on a map or chart.

Solar of determining azimuth equal-altitude method

Earth science; Mapping science

The equal-altitude method (1) of determining azimuth, using the Sun as the observed body. Horizontal angles are measured from a southerly reference-point to the Sun's limbs at an identical vertical ...

Multiquadric equation

Earth science; Mapping science

An equation in rectangular, Cartesian coordinates, giving the quantity z as the sum of an arbitrary number of quadratic functions of x, y and z. The quadratic functions usually have the form (- x ...

Embankment

Earth science; Mapping science

An artificial (man-made) rise composed of earth on and above the original surface of the ground. For example, a dike, a highway or a railroad, constructed to grade across a valley or over a plain.