| Geographic Tools |
Definition |
| DISTORTION |
A Distortion is the change to a object, form or thing. |
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) |
It is a system to manage, store , and analyse data, and associated attributes that related to the earth. |
| GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM |
It is a means to find a location on earth. |
| GRID |
Multiple independent computing clusters which act like a "grid" because they are composed of resource nodes not located within a single administrative domain. |
| MAP |
A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of earths surface or a portion of it. |
| MAP SCALE |
The scale of a map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground. |
| MAP TYPES |
Refer to Cartography |
| MENTAL MAP |
The concept of a mental map refers to a person's personal point-of-view perception of their own world. |
| MODEL |
A model is a pattern, plan, representation (especially in miniature), or description designed to show the main object or workings of an object, system, or concept. |
| PROJECTION |
Map projections are attempts to portray the surface of the earth or a portion of the earth on a flat surface. |
| REMOTE SENSING |
Remote sensing is the small or large-scale acquisition of information of an object or phenomenon, by the use of either recording or real-time sensing device(s) that is not in physical or intimate contact with the object. |
| TIME ZONES |
A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. |
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