This List of mapping processes by discipline catalogs the various disciplines, or fields of study, that have adopted the word mapping to describe one or more functions within the field or discipline.

The field of Cartography derived the word map from the 16th century Latin term mappa mundi, mappa meaning "cloth" or "'sheet'", and mundi meaning "of the world".[1] Mapping, the present participle of the word map, is the process of making a map which involves documenting the physical geography of the world and the heavens. While traditionally Mapping referred to a process for identifying and documenting physical spatial relationships, mapping in some disciplines may now refer to conceptual associations.

The field of mathematics derived the word map from a translation of the German word abbildung meaning "illustration" or "figure". The translation of abbildung to mapping was initially confined to specific uses in geometry, but was later used more abstractly to refer to a correspondence, transformation or association. Today's mathematics defines the term as, "An operation that associates each element of a given set (the domain) with one or more elements of a second set (the range)".

In contemporary usage the word mapping has become synonymous with many processes, including charting, plotting, delineating, surveying or associating.

List of mapping processes

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Mapping Process Discipline Description Comments
Animated mapping Cartography The depiction of events over time on a map using video.
Brain mapping Neuroscience A set of techniques used to convert the biological quantities and properties of the brain into a spatial representation.
Business decision mapping Information science A diagraming technique used to assist in decision making.
Data mapping Computing Data element mappings between two distinct data models
Functional mapping Mathematics The action of applying a function to the elements of its domain
Gene mapping Genetics The assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes
Group concept mapping Information science A structured methodology for organizing the ideas of a group on any topic of interest and representing those ideas visually in a series of interrelated maps.
Information mapping Information science A method for writing clear and user focused information.
Keyboard mapping Computing Any specific physical, visual or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other computer-controlled typographic keyboard.
Mind mapping Information science The drawing of ideas and the relations among them
Normal mapping Computing A texture mapping technique used for faking the lighting of bumps and dents.
Projection mapping Visual arts The projection of videos on the surface of objects with irregular shapes
Robotic mapping Robotics Creation and use of maps by robots
Spider mapping Information science A graphic organizer that can be used for brainstorming ideas, aspects, and thoughts of normally a single theme or topic.
Spiritual mapping Theology A practice of some religions
Texture mapping Computing In computer graphics
Web mapping Computing Mapping of data delivered by Geographic Information Systems

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References

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  1. ^ "map". CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins Publishers. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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