dì tú xué / shì / yán jiū / dì tú / de / lǐ lùn / biān zhì / jì shù / hé / yìng yòng / fāng fǎ / de / kē xué地图学是研究地图的理论、编制技术和应用方法的科学。Cartography is the science that studies the theories, compilation techniques, and application methods of maps.