hydrographic features
1Hydrographic survey — Private Survey Ship Neptune Hydrographic survey is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/drilling and related disciplines. Strong emphasis… …
2hydrographic — adjective Etymology: French hydrographique, from Middle French, from hydr + graphique graphic Date: 1665 1. of or relating to the characteristic features (as flow or depth) of bodies of water 2. relating to the charting of bodies of water •… …
3United Kingdom Hydrographic Office — Infobox Government agency agency name = United Kingdom Hydrographic Office nativename = nativename a = nativename r = logo = logo width = logo caption = seal width = seal caption = formed = 1795 preceding1 = preceding2 = dissolved = superseding …
4map — 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… …
5Map — /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… …
6MAP — 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… …
7GeoBase (geospatial data) — GeoBase is a federal, provincial and territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG). It is undertaken to ensure the provision of, and access to, a common, up to date and maintained base of quality… …
8Labeling (map design) — Cartographic labeling is a form of typography and strongly deals with form, style, weight and size of type on a map. Essentially, labeling denotes the correct way to label features (points, arcs, or polygons). Form In type, form describes… …
9FICHOT — FRANCE (see also List of Individuals) 18.1.1867 Le Creusot/F 17.7.1939 Tabanac/F Eugène Fichot graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1886 to become a hydrographical engineer within the French navy. From 1890 to 1900 he accompanied missions to the …
10topographic map — a map showing topographic features, usually by means of contour lines. Cf. contour map. * * * ▪ cartography cartographic representation of the Earth s surface at a level of detail or scale intermediate between that of a plan (small area)… …
