Field of knowledge that studies map construction. The act of creating a map.

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1843, from French cartographie, from Medieval Latin carta (see card (n.)) + French -graphie, from Greek -graphein "to write, to draw" (see -graphy). Related: Cartographer; cartographic.

art and science of making maps.

The overall term used to describe the process of producing maps characterising geographical variation in some property of soil. Traditional maps are made on paper. However, increasingly maps are held [..]

The art or technique of making maps or charts. Many GPS receivers have detailed mapping—or cartography—capabilities.

map and chart making.

The art and science of making maps, charts, and other cartographic materials. Broadly speaking, the term includes all the steps required to produce a map (planning, aerial photography, field surveys, [..]

Cartography is the study and the construction of maps.

[GIS dictionary] Cartography is the study and science of representing real-world entities on maps. Cartography combines aesthetics and science to communicate spatial information in two or three dimens [..]

The art and science of mapmaking.

(n) the making of maps and charts

The science and art of making maps.

Science and art of making maps and charts. The term may be taken broadly as comprising all the steps needed to produce a map: planning, aerial photography, field surveys, photogrammetry, editing, colo [..]

The science and art of making maps.

Creating a representation of areas of the earth or other celestial bodies, for the purpose of visualizing spatial distributions of various information.

the study and the construction of maps.

The science of mapmaking.

The technique of making maps and charts. GPS is used to help create maps, and also commonly used to navigate using digital background maps.

The study and practice of map making, it is built "on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways that communicate spatial information effectively." (Wikipedia) The earliest map is thoug [..]

The art and science of producing maps, charts and other representations to spatial relationships.

(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. from 19th c. (countable,figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. from 20th c.

The study and practice of making maps.

Cartography deals with the easy-to-understand representation of the earth’s surface. Cartographic geo data form the result of both surveying as such on site as well as of aerial or satellite images. S [..]