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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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claim
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A right or title. (2) A challenge of property or ownership of a thing which is wrongfully withheld. (3) The means by or through which a claimant obtains possession or ...
block correction
Earth science; Mapping science
A corrected reproduction of a small region of a nautical chart, which is pasted to the chart for which it is issued.
oblique mercator chart
Earth science; Mapping science
A chart drawn using the oblique Mercator map projection.
circuit
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A line of levels, a series of lines of levels, or a combination of lines or parts of lines of levels that, together with a continuous series of measured differences of ...
canadian initial principal meridian
Earth science; Mapping science
The meridian of 97 o 27' 28. 4" west longitude. All Dominion Land Surveys are based on this meridian.
parametric classification of map projections
Earth science; Mapping science
A classification into 8 classes, as proposed by Tobler (1962), based on the functional relations required to determine either the Cartesian or polar coordinates in any given ...
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