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Cartography

Cartography - Mapping CARTOGRAPHY RELATED CENTERS FOR NAVIGATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE NAVIGATION CALCULATORS & APPLETS CARTOGRAPHY COURSES, LECTURES, ETC. TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, THE BASICS (TOPO 101) - Centre for Topographic Information, Ottawa, Canada Multimedia Topographic Maps, The Basics (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Centre for Topographic Information KEY TO TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS - K.A. Lemke, Department of Geography & Geology, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin Multimedia Key to Topographic Maps (Text & Images). For more information see Glacial Geology Course Home Page; Karen A. Lemke's Home Page or the Department of Geography & Geology MAP SCALE CALCULATORS & APPLETS MAP SCALE CALCULATOR - Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas Map Scale Calculator "...Enter the representative fraction of your map..." For more information see GIS Tools Online; Bureau of Economic Geology

Drafting

Drafting DRAFTING RELATED CENTERS FOR HOME CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING SEE HOME & COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION FOR MAJOR COMMERCIAL STUCTURES, ETC. SEE THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CENTER DRAFTING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DRAFTING COURSES COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN (CAD) COURSES & SOFTWARE SCALE MODEL CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DRAFTING - T.B. Barker, Department of Engineering Technology, Tarleton State University, Texas Multimedia Drafting Course Notes (Text & Images). Drafting "...An introduction to mechanical drafting involving geometrical constructions, orthographic projection, dimensioning techniques, sectional views, auxiliary views,..." For more information see Principles of Drafting; T.B. Barker's Home Page; Department of Engineering Technology or Tarleton State University AN INTRODUCTION TO 2D AUTOCAD - D.J. Grieve, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Plymouth, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Multimedia An Introduction to 2D AutoCAD - PDF, 39 Pages (Text & Images). For more information see Mainly Mechanical Engineering - Online Document Index or the School of Marine Science and Engineering SCALE CONVERSION CALCULATORS - Wan VERY EXTENSIVE. Scale Conversion Calculators include: "...Scale DOWN Conversion Calculator Scale UP Conversion Calculator..." For more information see Instructional Articles - Molding & Casting or jimbobwan

Geomatics Engineering

Geodetics, Geodesy, Geodynamics - GPS, GIS, Remote Sensing, etc. GEOMATICS ENGINEERING (GEODETICS) RELATED CENTERS FOR NAVIGATION COURSES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ETC. SEE NAVIGATION GEODESY - GEODYNAMICS COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, LECTURES, ETC. Undergraduate Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Remote Sensing Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, etc. GIS AND REMOTE SENSING (GEOL 260) - D. Harbor, Department of Geology, Washington and Lee University Multimedia GIS and Remote Sensing Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "GIS and Remote Sensing" Course Lectures include "...Introduction and Data Types; Digital Terrain Analysis; Spatial Overlays and Querying; Neighborhood Analyses; Shape Analyses; Fuzzy Logic; Remote Sensing Data; Image Processing; GPS and Remote Data Collection; etc..." For more information see the GIS & Remote Sensing Course Home Page; David Harbor's Home Page; David Harbor's Faculty Home Page or the Department of Geology INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GEOG 60) - Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Department of Global Studies and Geography, Hofstra University Multimedia Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Geographic Information Systems" Course Lectures include "...Spatial Representation; Geographical Data Structures; Geographical Data Analysis; Spatial Queries and Measurement; Cartographic Output; etc..." For more information see the Courses; Jean-Paul Rodrigue's Home Page or the Department of Global Studies and Geography Global Positioning Systems Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, etc. PRINCIPLES OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS - T. Herring, Geodesy and Geodynamics Group, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science, MIT Multimedia Principles of Global Positioning Systems Graduate Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "23" "Principles of Global Positioning Systems" Course Lectures include "...Coordinate Systems, Rotation of the Earth, Geoid, Spherical Trigonometry; Coordinate and Time Systems; GPS Satellite Orbits; Continue Estimation now Examining it from a Statistical Point of View; Kalman Filter approach to Estimation; Timing in GPS; Tropospheric Delay Estimation; Antennas and Calibrations; Processing Software; etc..." For more information see Geodesy and Geodynamics Group Courses; Geodesy and Geodynamics Group; Thomas Herring's Home Page; Thomas Herring's Faculty Home Page or the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science Graduate Remote Sensing Technical Reports NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY PUBLICATIONS - National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Multimedia NGS Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "NGS Publications" Subject Categories include "...GPS: Technology, Orbits, CORS; National Spatial Reference System: Datums, Networks, Coordinate Systems Operations, Field Procedures; Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, Shoreline Mapping Special Projects; etc..." For more information see the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) GEOMATICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS GIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS GEOGRAPHIC CALCULATORS - GEOGRAPHICLIB - Charles F.F. Karney, SRI International, Princeton, New Jersey VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. GeographicLib "...is a small set of C++ classes for performing conversions between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for gravity (e.g., EGM2008), geoid height, and geomagnetic field (e.g., WMM2010) calculations, and..." For more information see Algorithms for geodesics (Journal of Geodesy, June, 2012) or SRI International Examples from over "8" Geographic Calculators include Online Geographic Coordinate Conversions using the GeoConvert Utility Online Geographic Coordinate Conversions using the GeoConvert Utility Calculator "...converts between geographic (latitude and longitude) coordinates, universal transverse Mercator (UTM) or universal polar stereographic (UPS) coordinates, and the military grid reference system (MGRS)..." Online Geodesic Calculations using the Geod Utility Online Geodesic Calculations using the Geod Utility Calculator "...performs geodesic calculations for the WGS84 ellipsoid. The shortest path between two points on the ellipsoid at (lat1, lon1) and (lat2, lon2) is called the geodesic; its length is s12 and the geodesic from point..." "...is accurate to about 15 nm and gives solutions for the inverse problem for any pair of points..." Online Geodesic Polygon and Polyline Calculations using the Planimeter Utility Online Geodesic Polygon and Polyline Calculations using the Planimeter Utility Calculator "...In polygon mode, Planimeter calculates the perimeter and area of a geodesic polygon for the WGS84 ellipsoid..." "...In polyline mode, Planimeter calculates the length of the geodesic path joining the points..." Geodesic lines, circles, envelopes in Google Maps Geodesic lines, circles, envelopes in Google Maps Calculator "...allows you to draw accurate ellipsoidal geodesics on Google Maps. You can specify the geodesic in one of two forms:..." "...The direct problem: specify a starting point, an azimuth and..." "...The inverse problem: specify the two end points as..." Online Geoid Calculations using the GeoidEval Utility Online Geoid Calculations using the GeoidEval Utility Calculator "...computes the height of the geoid above the WGS84 ellipsoid using interpolation in a grid of values for the earth gravity models..." NGS GEODETIC ONLINE TOOLS - National Geodetic Survey, NOAA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the National Geodetic Survey Examples from over "23" NGS Geodetic Calculators include Inverse/Forward/Invers3D/Forwrd3D Calculators Inverse/Forward/Invers3D/Forwrd3D Calculators include INVERSE "...is the tool for computing the geodetic azimuth and ellipsoidal distance between two points given their latitudes and longitudes..." FORWARD "...is the tool for computing the geodetic position (latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds) of a point given the geodetic position of a beginning point and..." INVERS3D "...is the three dimensional version of program INVERSE, and is..." etc. State Plane Coordinates Calculator State Plane Coordinates Calculator "...provides coordinates on a flat grid for easy computation while maintaining a difference between geodetic and grid distance of one part in 10,000 or better..." Surface Gravity Prediction Calculator in the Conterminous USA Surface Gravity Prediction Calculator in the Conterminous USA "...is designed to predict surface gravity at specified geographic position and topographic height..." Tidal and Orthometric Elevations Calculator: CO-OPS/NGS Elevation Data Tidal and Orthometric Elevations Calculator: CO-OPS/NGS Elevation Data "...tidal information and orthometric elevations of a specific survey control mark can be viewed graphically..." GIS TOOLS - CALCULATORS - Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas VERY EXTENSIVE. GIS Calculators include: "...Length Conversion Calculator; Area Conversion Calculator; DegMinSec to DecDeg Calculator; DecDeg to DegMinSec Calculator; Scale Calculator; Degrees to Radians Calculator; Time to GPS Seconds Calculator..." For more information see the Bureau of Economic Geology Examples from over "7" GIS Calculators include Degrees-Radians/Degrees-Radians Calculator Regular Time to GPS Time Calculator Surveying - Land Tenure Systems SURVEYING RELATED CENTERS FOR UNIT CONVERSION, SCIENTIFIC & MATHEMATIC CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE MATHEMATICS CALCULATOR CENTER FOR NAVIGATION, LOCATION & GPS COURSES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE NAVIGATION SURVEYING COURSES, TEXTBOOKS, LESSONS, ETC. GEOMATICS COURSES - GEOINFORMATICS COURSES SURVEYING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS, ETC. Surveying Courses with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound SURVEYING - B. Lohani, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Basic Surveying or Geoinformatics Video Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Surveying" Video Course Sections include "...Introduction Video; Linear Measurements Video; Measurement of Elevations Video; Measurement of Direction Video; Traversing, Triangulation and Trilateration Video; Plane Tabling Video; etc..." For more information see the NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Kanpur Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Surveying Courses with Text & Images INTRODUCTION TO SURVEYING AND MAPPING - J.K. Ghosh, Geomatics Engineering Section, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Introduction to Surveying and Mapping Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Surveying and Mapping" Course Modules include "...Measurements and Errors; Measurement of Horizontal Distance; Representation of Vertical Distance; Measurement of Absolute Direction; Control Survey; Route Survey; etc..." For more information see the NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Roorkee Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee MODERN SURVEYING TECHNIQUES - O. Dikshit, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur); Hosted by the: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a Joint Venture by Indian Institutes of Technology & Indian Institute of Science; and Funded by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, India Multimedia Modern Survey Techniques Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Modern Survey Techniques" Course Chapters & Lessons include Modern Surveying Equipment "...Electronic Distance Measuring Instrument; Electronic Theodolite; etc..." Global Positioning System "...GPS Principles; GPS Receivers; GPS Errors and Accuracy; Satellite Geometry and Accuracy Measures; GPS Measurements Techniques; GPS Algorithms - Navigational Solutions; etc..." Photogrammetry "...Geometry of Vertical Photographs; Geometry of Tilted Photographs; Stereoscopy and Parallax; etc..." Remote Sensing "...Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (Electromagnetic Radiation - EMR); Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (EMR Interaction in Atmosphere); Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (EMR Interaction on Ground: Surfaces); Physical Basis of Remote Sensing (Radiometry); etc..." For more information see NPTEL Civil Engineering Courses; National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning; IIT Kanpur Department of Civil Engineering or the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur GEOSURVEYING ENGINEERING (CIVE 316) - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Washington Multimedia GeoSurveying Engineering Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "GeoSurveying Engineering" Course Lectures include "...Leveling; Cross Section and Borrow Pit; Horizontal Distance; Traversing; Topographic Surveys; Coordinate Systems; Boundary Surveys; Construction Surveys; Photogrammetry; etc..." For more information see GeoSurveying Engineering Home Page or the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Surveying Online Books & Manuals INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING GUIDE BOOK (ENGINEERING AIDE 2) Multimedia Intermediate Structural Engineering Guide Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Engineering Training and Reference Manuals or Integrated Publishing Examples of "Surveying Chapters" in the Intermediate Structural Engineering Guide Book include Chapter 6: Care And Adjustment Of Surveying Equipment Examples of "Care And Adjustment Of Surveying Equipment" Subchapters include "...Adjusting The Level Tube; Transit Adjustments; Adjusting The Plate Bubbles; Adjusting The Line Of Sight; etc..." Chapter 7: Indirect Leveling/Level And Traverse Computations Examples of "Indirect Leveling/Level And Traverse Computations" Subchapters include "...Level And Traverse Computations; Calculating The Allowable Error; Traverse Computations; Checking And Reducing Angles; Traverse Tables/Adjusting Bearings And Distances; Plane Coordinates; etc..." Chapter 8: Topographic Surveying And Mapping Examples of "Topographic Surveying And Mapping" Subchapters include "...Vertical Control; Locating Details By Transit And Stadia; Stadia Interval; Topographic Mapping; Ground Point Systems; etc..." Chapter 10: Engineering And Land Surveys Examples of "Engineering And Land Surveys" Subchapters include "...Route Surveys For Overhead Electrical Distribution And Transmission Lines; Route Surveys For Drainage; Ditches; Storm Sewer Route Survey; Earthwork Computations; Culverts And Bridges; Sewer Stakeout; Airfield Surveys; Waterfront Surveys; Offshore Location By Chaining; etc..." Chapter 12: Electronic Surveying Equipment Examples of "Engineering And Land Surveys" Subchapters include Direction Of Edm Measured Lines; Reduction Of Slope Distance; Electronic Positioning Systems; Laser Equipment; etc..." NJDOT SURVEY MANUAL - Department of Transportation, State of New Jersey Multimedia Survery Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Survey Manual" Chapters include "...Control Surveys and State Plane Coordinate Systems; Surveying Measurements; GPS Surveys; Surveying Equipment; Photogrammetric Surveys; etc..." For more information see Engineering or the Department of Transportation STADIA SURVEYING SPREADSHEETS (XLS) STADIA SURVEYING METHOD (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Brooke Clarke Stadia Surveying Method "...The telescope used for Stadia has three horizontal hairs. One that is the normal leveling hair and is centered. Above and below the leveling hair are the two Stadia hairs separated by..." For more information see Brooke Clarke's Home Page

Metrology

Engineering Metrology ENGINEERING METROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SOFTWARE METROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ELASTIC COMPRESSION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ELASTIC COMPRESSION CALCULATORS: ENGINEERING METROLOGY TOOLBOX - J.A. Stone & J.H. Zimmerman, Engineering Metrology, Precision Engineering Division, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, NIST VERY VERY VERY...VERY EXTENSIVE. Elastic Compression Calculator is a web-based tool for calculating the elastic compression of spheres and cylinders at point and line contact..." For more information see the Engineering Metrology Toolbox; Dimensional Metrology Group; Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division; Physical Measurement Laboratory or NIST Some examples from over "15" Elastic Compression Calculators include Elastic Compression Calculator (Based on Case 1 Two Spheres in Contact) Elastic Compression Calculator (Based on Case 3 Sphere Between Two Parallel Planes) Elastic Compression Calculator (Based on Case 10 Cylinder Between Two Parallel Planes) Elastic Compression Calculator (Based on Case 15 Cylinder in Contact with Asymmetrical Cylindrical Vee Groove) METROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WAVELENGTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WAVELENGTH CALCULATORS (INDEX OF REFRACTION OF AIR): ENGINEERING METROLOGY TOOLBOX - J.A. Stone & J.H. Zimmerman, Engineering Metrology, Precision Engineering Division, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, NIST VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wavelength Calculators "...a computational tool that can be used to calculate the refractive index of air for a given wavelength of light and given atmospheric conditions (air temperature, pressure, and humidity)..." For more information see the Engineering Metrology Toolbox; Dimensional Metrology Group; Semiconductor and Dimensional Metrology Division; Physical Measurement Laboratory or NIST Wavelength Calculators include Wavelength Calculator (Based on Ciddor Equation) Wavelength Calculator (Based on the Modified Edlén Equation) Optical Metrology OPTICAL METROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS IR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS VISIBLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS X-RAY OPTICAL DESIGN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS X-RAY SPECTRA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CALCULATORS FOR IR, VISIBLE, X-RAY OPTICAL DESIGN & X-RAY SPECTRA - Experimental Systems Group, Advanced Light Source (ALS), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Advanced Light Source (ALS) Examples of IR, Visible, X-ray Optical Design & X-ray Spectra Calculators include Gaussian Laser Beam Parameters Calculator Gaussian Laser Beam Parameters Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Refractive Index; Wavelength..." Gaussian Laser Beam Parameters Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Full divergence; Rayleigh range; Waist radius; Beam radius at z; etc..." Monochromator Parameters Calculator Monochromator Parameters Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Photon Energy; Groove Frequencies; Diffr angle, graz; etc..." Scalar Diffraction Efficiency Calculator Scalar Diffraction Efficiency Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Profile (Sinusoid, Rectangle or Triangle); M/S Radio; Period; Height; etc..." UV Reflectance Display Calculator UV Reflectance Display Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Material: Quartz, Silica, Gold or Nickel; a; hn Max; hn min; etc..." Standards for Weighing & Measuring Devices U.S. STANDARDS FOR WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES NIST HANDBOOK 44 (2016): SPECIFICATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND OTHER TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WEIGHING AND MEASURING DEVICES (PDF) - Weights and Measures Division, Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Handbook (Text & Images). Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighting and Measuring Devices: NIST HandBook 44 "...The purpose of these technical requirements is to eliminate from use, weights and measures and weighing and measuring devices that give readings that are false, that are of such construction that they are faulty (that is, that are not reasonably permanent in their adjustment or..." For more information see the Weights and Measures Division; Physical Measurement Laboratory or NIST Home Page NIST HANDBOOK 130 (2016): UNIFORM LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN THE AREAS OF LEGAL METROLOGY AND ENGINE FUEL QUALITY - Weights and Measures Division, Technology Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Handbook (Text & Images). Uniform Laws and Regulations in the Areas of Legal Metrology and Engine Fuel Quality: NIST HandBook 130 "...The purpose of these Uniform Laws and Regulations is to achieve, to the maximum extent possible, uniformity in weights and measures laws and regulations among the various states and local jurisdictions in order to facilitate trade between the states, permit fair competition among businesses,..." For more information see the Weights and Measures Division; Physical Measurement Laboratory or NIST Home Page

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