Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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average-end area method

Earth science; Mapping science

The volume of earth to be added or removed between two cross sections is assumed to be the average area of the two cross sections, times the distance between them.

antipode

Earth science; Mapping science

Anything exactly opposite to something else. In particular, that point on the Earth which is 180° from a given place.

badlands

Earth science; Mapping science

Terrain characterized by a very fine network of drainage, with short, steep slopes and narrow ridges between valleys. Vegetation is usually sparse.

amplitude

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) The difference between the greatest value of a quantity and its average value. Distinguished from range, which is the difference between the greatest value and the least value. (2) The ...

(1) Touch, as contiguous estates, along a border or with a projecting part; as, his land abuts on the road. (2) Cause to abut (v. I. ); support something by abutting; as, to abut a timber against a ...

array algebra

Earth science; Mapping science

A set of arrays of mathematical quantities, together with a set of rules for manipulating the arrays in such a way that the results are the same as if the quantities had been elements of matrices. ...

major axis

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) The longest line that can be drawn thru the center of an ellipse or ellipsoid to the figure. (2) Any one of the set of lines of greatest length that can be drawn thru the center and from one ...