map coordinate scales
1Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …
2map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …
3MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …
4Map projection — A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy s Geography and using his second map projection A map projection is any method of representing the surface of a sphere or other …
5Map series — Not to be confused with atlas or map collection. Mairie de Loevenich (Germany), from the Topographic Survey of the Rhineland by Tranchot/Müffling, sheet 57 (published 1806/07) …
6Map — For other uses, see Map (disambiguation). A map is a visual representation of an area a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes. Many maps are static two dimensional,… …
7Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… …
8Universe — For other uses, see Universe (disambiguation). Physical cosmology …
9Swisstopo — is the common name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German: Bundesamt für Landestopografie . French: Office fédéral de topographie . Italian: Ufficio federale di topografia . Romansh: Uffizi federal da topografia ). This name was… …
10United States Geological Survey — Seal Official …
