Terrain cartography or relief mapping is the depiction of the shape of the surface of the Earth on a map, using one or more of several techniques that...
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Cartography (/kɑːrˈtɒɡrəfi/; from Ancient Greek: χάρτης chartēs, 'papyrus, sheet of paper, map'; and γράφειν graphein, 'write') is the study and practice...
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Digital elevation model (redirect from Digital terrain model)
gradient) Digital outcrop model Global Relief Model Physical terrain model Terrain cartography Terrain rendering Bathymetric Attributed Grid (BAG) DTED DIMAP...
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Cartographic generalization Cartographic labeling Critical cartography Terrain cartography French cartography Geodesy Geomatics Topography Cartogram City map Contour...
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(GNSS) Cartographic relief depiction (2D relief map) Geographic information system (GIS) Geomorphometry Hypsometry Isostasy Physical terrain model Relief...
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The history of cartography refers to the development and consequences of cartography, or mapmaking technology, throughout human history. Maps have been...
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shadows Topographic map, a 2D depiction of terrestrial relief, using terrain cartography Relief (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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Relief (disambiguation) (section Terrain)
relief, the variation in elevation of a landscape Shaded relief in terrain cartography Relief (feature selection), a feature selection algorithm Relief...
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cartograms and a style of Terrain depiction on physiographic maps that few have been able to replicate. Advances in cartographic production technology in...
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Computer cartography (also called digital cartography) is the art, science, and technology of making and using maps with a computer. This technology represents...
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Fantasy cartography, fictional map-making, or geofiction is a type of map design that visually presents an imaginary world or concept, or represents a...
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Topography (redirect from Terrain topography)
the graphic representation of the landform on a map by a variety of cartographic relief depiction techniques, including contour lines, hypsometric tints...
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Tolkien's maps (redirect from Tolkien's cartography)
and beauty", and in her view lie somewhere between illustration and cartography. Tolkien indeed wrote that "there should be picturesque maps, providing...
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Landform (redirect from Terrain feature)
the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms...
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laser scanning, and terrain modelling. The Journal also publishes articles on social, political and historical aspects of cartography. Occasionally, Special...
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topography and theme existed previously in cartography, Snow's map was unique due to his use of cartographic methods, not only to depict, but also to analyze...
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Planetary cartography, or cartography of extraterrestrial objects (CEO), is the cartography of solid objects outside of the Earth. Planetary maps can...
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topographic and cartographic work and provide the forces with topographic maps, geodetic data and other information about the terrain in theaters of military...
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Raised-relief map (redirect from Terrain model)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cartographic reliefs. Terrain Models, a website of the Institute of Cartography at ETH Zurich Library of Congress:...
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Selenography (redirect from Cartography of the Moon)
A. Whitaker (1999). Mapping and Naming the Moon: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62248-4. William...
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Web mapping (redirect from Web cartography)
of web mapping can be regarded as a major new trend in cartography. Until recently, cartography was restricted to a few companies, institutes and mapping...
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DTED (redirect from Digital Terrain Elevation Data)
DTED (or Digital Terrain Elevation Data) is a standard of digital datasets which consists of a matrix of terrain elevation values, i.e., a Digital Elevation...
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The cartography of Asia can refer to the representation of Asia on a map, or to depictions of the world by cartographers from Asia. Depictions of portions...
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another value Terrain cartography, also known as Cartographic relief depiction – Representation of surface shape on maps Cartographic generalization –...
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Contour line (category Cartography)
connecting points where the function has the same particular value. In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal...
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topographic map series uses a common specification that includes the range of cartographic symbols employed, as well as a standard geodetic framework that defines...
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Terra incognita (category Cartography)
Latin, but with variation in pronunciation in English) is a term used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or documented. The expression is...
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inside the GIS allow for manipulation of data for spatial analysis or cartography. A topographical map is the main type of map used to depict elevation...
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Geovisualization (redirect from Cartographic visualization)
geovisualisation (short for geographic visualization), also known as cartographic visualization, refers to a set of tools and techniques supporting the...
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