(DoD, NATO) Inequalities of evaluation and the configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth which may be represented on maps or charts by contours, hypsometric tints, shading, or spot elevations.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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