mapping

noun

Updated on: 19 Apr 2018

Definition of mapping

1 : the act or process of making a map

2 : function 5a

a one-to-one continuous mapping

Recent Examples of mapping from the Web

The new app for the Milwaukee County Transit System has everything to get you from here to there on the bus: trip planning, real-time mapping and ticket purchase.

— sarah hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "These guys think they've made the best transit app," 2 Apr. 2018
The firm is using data from a number of sources including both LIDAR mapping and resident interviews to develop a 2D model that simulates the flood conditions that occurred during the 2016 and 2017 events.

— jeff s. forward, Houston Chronicle, "Public officials discuss role, importance of Woodlands drainage task force," 24 Mar. 2018
Driverless technology companies are racing to develop and control the intellectual property in sensors and mapping and machine-learning software and reap the profits.

— russ mitchell, latimes.com, "Self-driving cars may ultimately be safer than human drivers. But after a pedestrian's death, will the public buy it?," 21 Mar. 2018
Hackel touted the new mapping tool, showing how people can hone in on some roads and bridges in their community and find out information about them.

— christina hall, Detroit Free Press, "Hackel blasts Michigan lawmakers on road funding, calls it BS," 19 Mar. 2018
O'Connell acknowledged the effort did not locate everyone who was without shelter that night, but said the use of new mapping apps helped coordinate a more thorough and organized search than in the past.

— jim newton, Lake County News-Sun, "Record number of volunteers join effort to record number of homeless people in Lake County," 29 Jan. 2018
There's the mapping app that gets you to your kids' playdates.

— caroline knorr, CNN, "13 simple ways to protect your family's data," 2 Apr. 2018
And, using cutting-edge GPS and compass mapping technology, a projection of the actual flightpath over your sky.

— emre kelly, USA TODAY, "Augmented reality rocket launch app shows you the SpaceX launch like never before," 29 Mar. 2018
In 2015, a coalition of German carmakers that included Daimler, Audi, and BMW agreed to acquire Nokia’s HERE and its mapping technology.

— kirsten korosec, Fortune, "BMW and the Owner of Mecerdes-Benz Are Going Into Business Together," 28 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of mapping

circa 1752

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