Topography (disambiguation)

Topography may refer to:

Cartography, geology and oceanography

 * Topography, the study of the current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of the landform on a map
 * Inverted topography, landscape features that have reversed their elevation relative to other features
 * Karst topography, a landscape on soluble rock, characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves
 * Ocean surface topography, the difference between the surface of the ocean and the geoid
 * Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, a research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56 °S to 60 °N, to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth to date
 * Topographic maps
 * Topographic prominence, a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks
 * Local history, formerly commonly called "topography"

Art

 * Topographical views
 * Topography of Terror, an outdoor museum in Berlin
 * New Topographics, a photography exhibit in Rochester, NY, 1975-1976

Literature

 * Christian Topography, a 6th-century book written by Cosmas Indicopleustes which advances the idea that the world is flat

Medicine

 * The location of features in the body, see human brain and topographical codes
 * Corneal topography, a non-invasive medical imaging technique for mapping the surface curvature of the cornea, the outer structure of the eye

Ornithology

 * The study of feather tracts, see the list of terms used in bird topography

Physics

 * Diffraction topography, an X-ray imaging technique based on Bragg diffraction, in which diffraction from a crystal is recorded on film or by detector, resulting in topographic images (topographs)

Technology

 * The detailed design of a semiconductor integrated circuit, see integrated circuit layout design protection and the Integrated Circuit Topography Act