Contour plowing — Contour plowing, Pennsylvania, 1938 Contour bunding , Catalon … Wikipedia
Contour trenching — is an agricultural technique that can be easily applied in arid sub Sahara areas to allow for water, and soil conservation, and to increase agricultural production. Contents 1 Technique 2 Advantages 3 Implementation … Wikipedia
CONTOUR — The CO met N ucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery class space probe that failed shortly after launch. It had as its primary objective close flybys of two comet nuclei with the possibility of a flyby of a third known comet or an as yet… … Wikipedia
contour — I. noun Etymology: French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com + tornare to turn on a lathe more at turn Date: 1662 1. an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure ;… … New Collegiate Dictionary
contour flying — Flying at very low heights by maintaining a constant height above the ground and thus following the terrain profile. It should not be confused with nap of the earth flying … Aviation dictionary
Methods of contour integration — Not to be confused with Line integral. In the mathematical field of complex analysis, contour integration is a method of evaluating certain integrals along paths in the complex plane.[1][2][3] Contour integration is closely related to the… … Wikipedia
LIDAR Contour Mapping — Introduction:LIDAR contour mapping is a rapid, cost effective source of high accuracy, high density elevation data for many traditional topographic mapping applications. The technology allows large area topographic surveys to be completed… … Wikipedia
terrain-following system — A system that provides the pilot or autopilot of an aircraft with climb or descend signals so that the aircraft will maintain, as closely as possible, a selected height above a ground contour in a vertical plane through the flight vector. The… … Aviation dictionary
terrain following system — A system which provides the pilot or autopilot of an aircraft with climb or dive signals such that the aircraft will maintain as closely as possible a selected height above a ground contour in a vertical plane through the flight vector … Military dictionary
Morris (town), New York — Morris, New York redirects here. See also Morris (village), New York. The town of Morris is located in Otsego County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 1,867. The town is named after General Jacob Morris. Town of… … Wikipedia
Tracked vehicle — A tracked vehicle (also called: track type tractor, tractor crawler, or track laying vehicle) is a vehicle that runs on continuous tracks instead of wheels. Tracked vehicles include construction vehicles, military armored vehicles and unmanned… … Wikipedia