Flashcards: Topography

In modern mapping, a topographic map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.

Terrain or relief (also topographical relief) is the vertical and horizontal dimension of the land surface.

OpenSeaMap is a software project collecting freely usable nautical information and geospatial data to create a worldwide nautical chart.

Topography is the study of the shape and features of the surface of the Earth and other observable astronomical objects including planets, moons, and asteroids.

There are two main meanings for the word landscape: it can refer to the visible features of an area of land, the landforms and how they integrate with natural or man-made features or to an example of the genre of Landscape painting that depicts such views of an area of land.

A contour line (also isoline, isopleth, or isarithm) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value.

The relief ratio is a number calculated to describe the grade of a river or stream.

(Not to be confused with Attitude.) Altitude or height (sometimes known as depth) is defined based on the context in which it is used (aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, and many more).

A raised-relief map or terrain model is a three-dimensional representation, usually of terrain, materialized as a physical artifact.

Stratum Pier is an interactive overlook by American artist Kendall Buster.

Swisstopo is the official 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), Switzerland's national mapping agency.

Above and Below is an installation by American artist Maya Lin, the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.

The Army Map Service of the US Army Corps of Engineers, was the premier map making agency of the US Department of Defense from 1941–68.