backmap

ˈbækˌmæp

backmapped, backmapping

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Definition of backmap - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

investigation

TECH.

trace back to original source

TECH.

Scientists backmapped the virus to its origin.

backtrack

trace back

cartography

TECH.

create a map from existing data

TECH.

The team will backmap the area using satellite images.

chart

map

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Origin of backmap

English, back (rear) + map (chart)

Examples of backmap in a sentence

Researchers backmapped the data to find the source.
They plan to backmap the region using old charts.
Researchers will backmap the forest from drone footage.

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French:retracer, cartographier, ...
German:zurückverfolgen, eine Karte erstellen, ...
Italian:tracciare l'origine, mappare retroattivamente, ...
Spanish:trazar hasta el origen, mapear retroactivamente, ...
Portuguese:rastrear a origem, mapear retroativamente, ...
Chinese:回溯, 使用现有数据绘制地图, ...
Japanese:元のソースを追跡する, バックマップする, ...
Arabic:تَعَقَّبَ, أَعَدَّ خريطة, ...
Hebrew:לְחַקֵּר לְאָחוֹר, לְמַפּוֹת, ...
Russian:отследить, картографировать по имеющимся данным, ...
Ukrainian:простежити, створити карту з існуючих даних, ...
Hindi:मूल स्रोत का पता लगाना, पीछे से नक्शा बनाना, ...
Bengali:উৎস সন্ধান করা, মানচিত্র তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:rastrejar l'origen, crear un mapa, ...
Czech:vysledovat zpět, zmapovat, ...
Danish:spore kilden, oprette et kort, ...
Dutch:terug traceren, terugkaarten, ...
Greek:εντοπίζω την πηγή, δημιουργώ χάρτη, ...
Hungarian:visszakövetni, térképet készíteni, ...
Khmer:តាមដានប្រភពដើម, បង្កើតផែនទីពីទិន្នន័យដែលមានស្រាប់, ...
Korean:역추적하다, 지도 작성하다, ...
Persian:ردیابی کردن, نقشه‌برداری کردن, ...
Polish:prześledzić, tworzyć mapę, ...
Portuguese (BR):rastrear a origem, mapear retroativamente, ...
Romanian:a retrasa, a crea o hartă din date existente, ...
Swedish:spåra tillbaka, bakåt kartlägga, ...
Thai:ย้อนรอย, สร้างแผนที่จากข้อมูลที่มีอยู่, ...
Turkish:kaynağına kadar izini sürmek, mevcut verilerden harita oluşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:truy ngược, lập bản đồ, ...

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