data measurement
91Monitoring and Measurement — The Monitoring and Measurement (MOME) initiative is a coordinating action within the 6th framework of the European Commission. It is aiming at fostering knowledge on Internet monitoring tools and exchange of information about Internet data traces …
92Torpedo Data Computer — The Torpedo Data Computer (TDC) was an early electromechanical analog computer used for torpedo fire control on American submarines during World War II (see Figure 1). Britain, Germany, and Japan also developed automated torpedo fire control… …
93Orders of magnitude (data) — Computer memory types can be ordered into a magnitude hierarchy: memory at the top is fastest to access but holds little data, while each lower type holds more, but is slower to access An order of magnitude is generally a factor of ten. A… …
94Numerical data — (or quantitative data) is data measured or identified on a numerical scale. Numerical data can be analyzed using statistical methods, and results can be displayed using tables, charts, histograms and graphs. For example, a researcher will ask a… …
95Environmental data — is that which is based on the measurement of environmental pressures, the state of the environment and the impacts on ecosystems. This is usually the P , S and I of the DPSIR model where D = Drivers, P = Pressures, S = State, I = Impact, R =… …
96Output display data unit — In the Computer Science world, a byte is the unit of the information which is based on the binary system (base 2 unlike decimal system which has base 10). A byte consists of 8 bits (binary digits) and is considered to be the smallest measurable… …
97On-Board Data Handling — The On Board Data Handling (OBDH) subsystem of a spacecraft is the subsystem which carries and stores data between the various electronics units and the ground segment, via the Telemetry, Tracking and Command (TTC) subsystem. In the earlier… …
98Biological data — is data or measurements collected from biological sources, which is stored or exchanged in a digital form. Biological data is commonly stored in files or databases. Examples of biological data are DNA base pair sequences, and population data used …
99Timeline of time measurement technology — Timeline of time measurement technology* 270 BC Ctesibius builds a popular water clock, called a clepsydra * 46 BC Julius Caesar and Sosigenes develop a solar calendar with leap years * 1000s Sets of hourglasses were maintained by ship s pages to …
100Fish measurement — refers to the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length* Standard length (SL) refers to the length… …
