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What is the research method of surveying and mapping science?

Research methods of surveying and mapping science;

1, traditional surveying and mapping studies the earth and the entities on the earth's surface, and it is a science that studies the measurement and description of entities;

2. Surveying includes measurement and description. Measurement is to measure the shape, size and spatial position of an object with measuring instruments, and description is to express the measured object in the form of a map.

3. The research scope of modern surveying and mapping has been extended to outer space, which is a science and technology to study the collection, processing, management, expression and utilization of information related to geographical spatial distribution.