Talk:Topography

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--- vote tallies 4 Opposed to the nom's lone: 1 // FrankB 00:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

• All is finis // FrankB 00:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Merge with Geomorphometry

There it was, hidden away in a dark corner, the unambiguous term we were looking for: Geomorphometry. I feel like I want to move this whole %$!@ing article there. What a word!--Natcase 05:09, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

• Opppose -- No, please do not merge topography with whatever that other word was. The term is a complex one and its complexity is increased by the fact that it is evidently one (of many) word(s) that is differently used by speakers of British English and by speakers of American English. For those of us not specialist in this field, conflating two related but distinct concepts under a single entry simply adds a layer of gratuitous complexity. (For many of the specialists the basic issue of definition is presumably less of a challenge in the first place.) Regards 81.78.90.90 10:48, 2 January 2007 (UTC)Charles01

• Oppose -- Please don't merge!!!!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.109.85.131 (talk) 14:43, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose -- From Mentorsmentor 27 March 2007.

Some thoughtful and excellent observations above. We must be more careful with our words! I do not refer to rank illiteracy which has no place here, but the care needed with DEFINITION.

For example, I think of where places in the world are as being to do with GEOGRAPHY;

and the study of the general constitution of the ground beneath our feet and the study of the distribution or occurrence of the strata or layers that make up that ground is GEOLOGY;

while a closer examination of the make-up or origin or sources of any particular stratum or layer (e.g., chalk, coal &c. is GEOMORPHOLOGY (= the morphology of each of the layers).

I do NOT agree that "alternate" = "alternative". We use alternate legs for walking and running and we have no alternative (= other option) way of running or walking. I do not think anyone should be in this discussion who has not read WINCHESTER, S. "The Map That Changed the World" ;Viking 2001; Penguin 2002; ISBN O-140-28039-1 Mentorsmentor 08:11, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

• Oppose -- Concur with all but nom and that last statement by Mentorsmentor -- That's a bit narrow a qualification -- surely someone else wrote an near-equivalent book! <g> I've tabulated the votes, and am calling the question.
  
  Tallies: 1-Merge 4- Oppose. // FrankB 00:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

MERGE VOTE CLOSED per above tally...

pulling Tagging templates from pages. // FrankB 00:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, that's not right...

Search for "poop." Looks like someone thought that'd be funny.. Maybe someone would know what the word was meant to be? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.189.243.71 (talk) 15:01, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

Topography is a mathematical concept

Topography is not simply a geography concept. It is a generalized mathematical concept used to indicate the patterned or general organization of features on any map. THis is especially true in artificial intelligence or the analysis of brain function. In these cases we talk about the topographic organization of feature maps, and other uses also related to mapping of brain surface http://www.google.com.sg/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=topographic+organization Basically if a surface map has patterns on it, one can speak of topography of the surface http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=963773. The usage of the word topography as the detailing of patterns for geometric objects generally is recognized in other encyclopedias and requires a subheading here http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861720933/topography.html . These usages are distinct from topology which usually details the connectedness and archetypal nature of the space, rather than the surface organization of values for a particular function or the distribution of variables in a space. Mrdthree (talk) 02:29, 12 October 2010 (UTC)

Surface Geology - propose split

I think what this article is trying to be about is "Surface Geology", particularly in reference to planetary science. There is no wiki article for that topic. Topography refers specifically to relief. I propose a split of the article into the two topics or at least a redirect handled appropriately.--EvenGreenerFish (talk) 02:49, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

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what should we do if we saw an impropper word or source entered in editing by someone one Seniru pahasara kamkanamge (talk) 14:41, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

Local history and culture

How can "local history and culture" be a form of topography? I was tempted to slap a "citation needed" on it, but I'm struggling to conceive how it could ever be cited. What does it even mean? It's not discussed in the body of the article, only the lead, so it hardly belongs here, even if it is a real thing. SpinningSpark 14:42, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

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Sections on its History and Topography in Art

... would be a nice little project for someone who could. Jp1008 (talk) 19:24, 19 September 2026 (UTC)