Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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latent ambiguity

Earth science; Mapping science

An uncertainty which does not appear upon the face of an instrument but arises from evidence aliunde - that is, one which is not involved in the words themselves but arises from outside matters. ...

Airy-Heiskamen gravity reduction

Earth science; Mapping science

A gravity reduction applying to a measured or computed value of gravity the sum ä AH of the free air gravity correction äg f , the complete topographic gravity correction äg tc , and the Airy ...

(1) An imaginary line connecting two points and used as a referent for measurements. Also spelled baseline. (2) A surveyed line established with more than usual care, to which surveys are referred ...

beach berm

Earth science; Mapping science

A nearly horizontal portion of the beach, formed by the material left by the waves. Some beaches have no beach berms, while others may have several.

bay

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) In general, an unmistakable and pronounced indentation of a coast. According to the Geneva Convention of 1958, a bay is: a well marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to ...