topographic
Showing land features
Topographic describes features of terrain or their representation on maps.
A topographic map shows elevation changes, landforms, and surface features through contour lines and symbols: The hikers consulted a topographic map before attempting the ridge.
The word extends to any detailed mapping of surfaces, including in medicine: topographic anatomy.
Line joining equal points
- gradientRate of change across space
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- aspectFeature or dimension
- reliefEasing of distress
profile · cross-section · shading · datum · interpolation
Flat highland area
- valleyLow ground between heights
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
ridge · spur · basin · ravine · gorge · cliff · bluff · terrace
Measured height above reference
- heightVertical extent upward
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
prominence · escarpment · ascent · upland · highland · mesa · butte · knoll
Measuring and charting terrain
- geodesyEarth measurement science
- GISSpatial data framework
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- geospatialRelating to earth-position data
USGS · quadrangle · scale · legend · triangulation · photogrammetry · raster · vector
isoline
Line joining equal points
relief · profile · cross-section · shading · datum · interpolation
plateau
Flat highland area
floodplain · ridge · spur · basin · ravine · gorge · cliff · bluff · terrace · moraine
altitude
Measured height above reference
ridge · prominence · escarpment · ascent · upland · highland · mesa · butte · knoll · hillock
surveying
Measuring and charting terrain
- geodesyEarth measurement science
- GISSpatial data framework
- projectionSomething that extends outward
geospatial · USGS · quadrangle · scale · legend · triangulation · photogrammetry · raster · vector · coordinate
- Map Termslatitude, longitude, equator, meridian, prime meridian
- surveyingsurveyor, theodolite, land surveys, survey markers, triangulation
- Horn of AfricaSomalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Mogadishu
topographicpolitical
Of government matters
demographic · thematic · cadastral · economic · administrative
topographicschematic
Simplified technical diagram
abstract · flat · two-dimensional · featureless · diagrammatic
- topographic mapsElevation-depicting terrain representations
- topographical mapsCharts showing terrain elevation
- local topographyNearby surface features
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