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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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subtropical
Earth science; Mapping science
Relating to the warmest region of the Temperate Zones that border on the Torrid Zone.
sky
Earth science; Mapping science
The region above and beyond the Earth, as it is seen looking up from the ground. Sky looks blue during the day and dark at night.
South Pole
Earth science; Mapping science
The most southern point of the Earth. The South Pole is the southern end of the axis on which the Earth rotates.
prime meridian
Earth science; Mapping science
The line of longitude that passes through the town of Greenwich, England, and that measures 0 degree. It is the line from which other longitude lines are measured.
planet
Earth science; Mapping science
A celestial body revolving around a sun in a nearly circular orbit. This definition excludes comets, which have highly elliptical orbits. However, it may also exclude some of the asteroids.
area of error
Earth science; Mapping science
A figure within which the true location of a point whose location has been determined by measurement is believed to lie, with stated degree of probability.
cone-angle banding
Earth science; Mapping science
In analytical photogrammetry, the separation of images into annular zones defined by specific bands contained within, usually, 5°of arc. Regions read then lie only in certain outer bands depending ...
