Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Geographic Mapping

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

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Abstract

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

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9 entry terms
  • Geographic Cartography
  • Cartography, Geographic
  • Mapping, Geographic
  • Choropleth Mapping
  • Dasymetric Mapping
  • Geocoding
  • Georeferencing
  • Mapping, Choropleth
  • Mapping, Dasymetric

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2013

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  1. E05.318w.389
  2. E05.318w.740w.933w.249
  3. N05.715w.360.750w.746w.249
  4. N06.850w.520w.830w.933w.249

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Geographic Mapping. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062305. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062305
  2. Geographic Mapping. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137910919