Mapping

Mapping may refer to:

• Mapping (cartography), the process of making a map
• Mapping (mathematics), a synonym for a mathematical function and its generalizations
  • Mapping (logic), a synonym for functional predicate

Types of mapping

• Animated mapping, the depiction of events over time on a map using sequential images representing each timeframe
• Brain mapping, the techniques used to study the brain
• Data mapping, data element mappings between two distinct data models
• Digital mapping, the use of a computer to depict spatial data on a map
• Gene mapping, the assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes
• Mind mapping, the drawing of ideas and the relations among them
• Projection mapping, the projection of videos on the surface of objects with irregular shapes
• Robotic mapping, creation and use of maps by robots
• Satellite mapping, taking photos of Earth from space
• Spiritual mapping, a practice of some religions
• Texture mapping, in computer graphics
• Web mapping, the use of the World Wide Web to depict spatial data on a map

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Mapping
• All pages with titles containing Mapping

• Mapping theorem (disambiguation)
• Mappings (poetry)
• Surveying, the field work of gathering map data