title: Mapping
text: # Mapping
  
  Mapping may refer to:
  
  * Mapping (cartography), the process of making a map
  * Mapping (mathematics), a synonym for a mathematical function and its generalizations
     * Mapping (logic), a synonym for functional predicate
  
  ## Types of mapping
  
  * Animated mapping, the depiction of events over time on a map using sequential images representing each timeframe
  * Brain mapping, the techniques used to study the brain
  * Data mapping, data element mappings between two distinct data models
  * Digital mapping, the use of a computer to depict spatial data on a map
  * Gene mapping, the assignment of DNA fragments to chromosomes
  * Mind mapping, the drawing of ideas and the relations among them
  * Projection mapping, the projection of videos on the surface of objects with irregular shapes
  * Robotic mapping, creation and use of maps by robots
  * Satellite mapping, taking photos of Earth from space
  * Spiritual mapping, a practice of some religions
  * Texture mapping, in computer graphics
  * Web mapping, the use of the World Wide Web to depict spatial data on a map
  