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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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admiralty law
Earth science; Mapping science
The civil and criminal law relating to occurrences at sea and on navigable lakes and rivers, including maritime contracts.
axis of symmetry
Earth science; Mapping science
A straight line through a figure bisecting all straight lines drawn perpendicular to it and terminating on the figure. i.e., a straight line with respect to which a geometric figure is symmetrical.
abstractor plat
Earth science; Mapping science
A plat carrying a compilation of all descriptions of land within a given region, showing controlling measurements and other data. Not all dimensions in a deed are shown; those that are a ...
analemma
Earth science; Mapping science
A figure eight shaped diagram showing the declination of the Sun throughout the year and also the difference between true solar and mean solar time (the equation of time). It may be shown on a ...
baldwin solar chart
Earth science; Mapping science
A diagram designed for orienting a planetable by means of the Sun's shadow.
autopositive
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) A black and white reproduction, as of a map, plan, or photograph, on transparent film in positive form and made directly from a positive. (2) A material which gives a positive copy from a ...
ambient atmosphere
Earth science; Mapping science
(1) The air in the immediate vicinity of a surveying instrument or surveying station. The temperature and pressure of this air are referred to as the ambient temperature and the ambient pressure. ...
