Map Definition–noun | 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 according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada. | | 2. | a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time. | | 4. | Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours. | –verb (used with object) | 6. | to represent or delineate on or as if on a map. | | 7. | to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career. | —Idioms | 8. | off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map. | | 9. | put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map. | |
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GISUser - Found Dec. 24, 2008
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LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
Wired - Found Nov. 10, 2008
Map Mashups The LAFD already charts major fires with ... Humphrey wants more: images that blend street and satellite views with USGS topo data to ...
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LAFD's One-Man Geek Squad Brings Web 2.0 to Firefighting
Wired News: Top Stories - Found Nov. 10, 2008
Map Mashups The LAFD already charts major fires with ... Humphrey wants more: images that blend street and satellite views with USGS topo data to ...
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Handheld or Portable GPS News Winter 2008
DeLorme Handheld Sports STMicro 32-Channel GPS Receiver
GPS World - Found Nov. 20, 2008
40 comes with Topo USA 7.0 software, which is built on 1:100,000 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS ... users can also acquire the DeLorme Map Library
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Brooks-Range Expands Product Offering Of Mountaineering And ...
EMedia Wire - Found Nov. 19, 2008
4' x 7' non-glare, flexible map tool that contains most scales typically used on topo maps in ... Designed to meet USGS horizontal accuracy
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Gallo Wants a Russian River Valley AVA Expansion
Appellation America - Found Oct. 23, 2008
It has to be a narrative that they can follow on a USGS topo map. Out here we know that the fog has an impact. But what kind of fog is it?
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Trailrunner can now display recordings from the iPod 3G, iPod ...
Macsimum News - Found Nov. 5, 2008
... publishing, a GPS, GPX and KML import/export, an integrated map and elevation data download from global mapping services like USGS topo maps.
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Mytopo Acquires Land Navigation Division Of Maptech
SpatialNews - Found Oct. 29, 2008
... software and digital services to actual hard copy, custom topo and aerial map prints," said ... United States Geological Survey (USGS) scanned
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PSI Researcher Draws the Solar System's Topo Maps
HappyNews.com - Found Oct. 3, 2008
... of Arizona, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, and USGS. With so many planets, moons and asteroids to explore and map, 'It's like...
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