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Mapping science
The systemic study of the processes and designs involved with map making.
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adjustment by variation of coordinates
Earth science; Mapping science
Adjustment of the coordinates of points in a geodetic network by formulating each observation as a function of the adjusted coordinates and the errors (residuals). The condition equations, which ...
acknowledgment
Earth science; Mapping science
A formal declaration by an individual, before some competent public officer, declaring an act or deed to be his. Usually declared before a notary public.
assign
Earth science; Mapping science
In law, transfer or make over to another; especially, transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors.
airy disk
Earth science; Mapping science
The pattern formed on a surface illuminated by radiation (usually light) passed through a small circular aperture. The pattern is caused by Fraunhofer diffraction and consists of a set of ...
effective area
Earth science; Mapping science
For any aerial photograph that is one of a series in a strip of photographs taken during a single flight, that central part of the photograph delimited by the bisectors of overlaps with adjacent ...
ana-branch
Earth science; Mapping science
A branch (of a river) which, after diverging, rejoins the river farther down. The term is used, in particular, for a secondary channel, in a broad plain of braided channels, that maintains a semi ...
side looking angle radar
Earth science; Mapping science
Side looking radar operating at decimeter wavelengths and measuring the angle at which the radiation is emitted and returned. Most side looking radar operates at millimeter wavelengths. Such ...
