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Relief - definition(s)

relief - [cartography] Elevations and depressions of the earth's surface, including those of the ocean floor. Relief can be represented on maps by contours, shading, hypsometric tints, digital terrain modeling, or spot elevations.

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Source: esri, 02 August 2012 09:22:24, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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