Mapping science

Mapping science

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

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left bank

Earth science; Mapping science

That bank of a stream or river which is to the left of the observer when he is facing downstream.

bearing object

Earth science; Mapping science

A corner accessory that can be readily identified by its distance and direction from the corner being recorded.

affidavit

Earth science; Mapping science

A statement or declaration reduced to writing and sworn to or affirmed to before some officer who has authority to administer an oath or affirmation.

A condition equation expressing the relationship between the sum of the measured angles of a closed figure and the theoretical value of that sum, the unknowns being the corrections to the measured ...

spherical astronomy

Earth science; Mapping science

The theoretical part of positional astronomy, concerned with the techniques for determining directions to celestial bodies. Its mathematical basis is spherical trigonometry.

horizontal adjustment

Earth science; Mapping science

The adjustment of the horizontal coordinates, or of the horizontal distances and angles or directions, in a geodetic network.

optical axis

Earth science; Mapping science

(1) A prolongation of the line passing through the nodal point of a lens system. (2) The line connecting the centers of curvature of all the surfaces in a lens system. (3) The line perpendicular ...