Topography is the physical shape of the land, particularly as it relates to elevation. Topographic maps are two-dimensional graphical representations of the three-dimensional topography that also provide a detailed and accurate inventory of what exists...

The relief or surface configuration of an area. Topographic studies are valuable because they show how lands are developed and give insight into the history and relative age of mountains or plains. Topographic features are developed by physical and...

(from Greek, topos: a place, graphein: to describe) Topography is the study of the features of a place or object. In biological psychology, the term topography has particular uses: topography can for example relate to RESPONSE TOPOGRAPHY or to...

Topography (Greek topos, "place", and graphia, "writing") is the study of Earth's surface features or those of planets, moons, and asteroids. In a broader sense, topography is concerned with local detail in general, including not only relief but also...

EarthLink Inc. said Thursday it will study the performance of its municipal wireless Internet networks in four cities _ Philadelphia, New Orleans and California's Anaheim and Milpitas _ before deciding how to move forward with similar Wi-Fi networks elsewhere.While more cities are expressing interest in...

Talk about cold, miserable weather! When dawn comes on Titan it's nearly 300 degrees below zero with a steady drizzle. And the drizzle is methane _ an explosive gas on Earth that is chilled into a liquid on that moon of Saturn, astronomers report in...

Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.A cap...

Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.The "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi Inc. analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals.A cap...