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: the act or process of making a map
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: function sense 5a
a one-to-one continuous mapping
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Zoox’s autonomous driving technology operates via mapping, Evans explained, and differences in the way snow is plowed or falls may alter the roads from those maps.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Among the solutions that can work in tandem with forensics are supply chain mapping, which gives companies an overview of the path their goods take.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2024
Baidu—not an American company—will be handling and providing the mapping and location data of Chinese streets, and all data will be stored in China to meet its data security requirements.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 9 July 2024
Cal Fire mapping of the blaze showed the spot fire south of the Feather River had grown significantly by mid-afternoon, but most of the Thompson Fire was still burning along on the north of the river.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Among the solutions that can work in tandem with forensics are supply chain mapping, which gives companies an overview of the path their goods take.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2024
Baidu—not an American company—will be handling and providing the mapping and location data of Chinese streets, and all data will be stored in China to meet its data security requirements.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 9 July 2024
Cal Fire mapping of the blaze showed the spot fire south of the Feather River had grown significantly by mid-afternoon, but most of the Thompson Fire was still burning along on the north of the river.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
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“Mapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mapping. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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