Design principles for origin-destination flow maps

Origin-destination flow maps are often difficult to read due to overlapping flows. Cartographers have developed design principles in manual cartography for origin-destination flow maps to reduce overlaps and increase readability. These design principles are identified and documented using a quantitative content analysis of 97 geographic origin-destination flow maps without branching or merging flows. The effectiveness of selected design principles is verified in a user study with 215 participants. Findings show that (a) curved flows are more effective than straight flows, (b) arrows indicate direction more effectively than tapered line widths, and (c) flows between nodes are more effective than flows between areas. These findings, combined with results from user studies in graph drawing, conclude that effective and efficient origin-destination flow maps should be designed according to the following design principles: overlaps between flows are minimized; symmetric flows are preferred to asymmetric flows; longer flows are curved more than shorter or peripheral flows; acute angles between crossing flows are avoided; sharp bends in flow lines are avoided; flows do not pass under unconnected nodes; flows are radially distributed around nodes; flow direction is indicated with arrowheads; and flow width is scaled with represented quantity.     

广西气象数据中心机房供电系统设计与保障

针对供配电系统容易发生的安全隐患,优化设计配电系统结构、采用一体化运维监控平台和采用高质量、高可靠性的设备,消除单点故障瓶颈,确保在停电、设备故障、维修维护等各种情况下提供不中断或快速恢复供电,避免停电对业务正常运行造成影响,确保机房供电安全。     

Microcomputer-assisted drawing of geologic cross sections

Microcomputer graphics should be an essential tool for geologists. The CROSSX program serves as a computer-assisted drafting tool for geologic cross sections on microcomputers running the MS-DOS operating system with an Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA). CROSSX combines two inputs: digital elevation model, available already digitized; and local stratigraphic column. The user can create templates for final hand drafting of sections, and include folds, faults, and uniformly dipping stratigraphy. CROSSX automates tedious parts of cross section preparation by drawing the topographic profile, calculating apparent dip in the line of section, and scaling each unit for the chosen scale. Although the computer cannot replace the geologist's judgment, it can handle details and perform many checks to help the geologist better spend time on interpretation.This paper was presented at Emerging Concepts, MGUS-87 Conference, Redwood City, California, 13–15 April 1987.     

遥感影像信息在澳门、磨刀门海域工程建设中的应用及其效益

本文介绍了计算机处理和光学处理相结合的信息提取方法并得到显著效益。根据澳门海域和磨刀门海域工程建设中的实际需要,成功地运用遥感影像信息为澳门海域工程物理模型试验提供了模型水流流态与原型水流流态相似性的验证,为磨刀门海域围垦工程提供了水下潜坝的动态影像信息,并取得了较好的社会效益和经济效益。     

地形图符号库的设计

本文吸取了美国地图数据库软件INFORMAP Ⅲ、地理信息系统软件ARC/INFO等的符号库设计思想，给出了地形图符号的分类和定义，阐述了适合于微型计算机的装配式符号的构成及“表格驱动式”符号库设计的方法。为方便面状符号的绘制，引入了封闭线结点数数组法来描述多边形的数据结构，介绍了笔者设计的基于微机上的CARDS/Symbols符号库系统。实践表明，本文提出的原理和方法适用于一切工程制图的符号库设计。最后还指出了CG、CAD技术对地形图符号规范的新要求。     

CCD相机二维几何检校

CCD 相机检校是 CCD输入影象处理的一个必不可少的过程。本文对 CCD成象系统的几何性能进行了分析,提出了测定 CCD影象象素比例因子和象主点初值的简易实验方法。在此基础上,构造了一种同时顾及光、电误差的二维检校方法,井进行了相机检校实验。最后对检校结果进行了分析和讨论。     

8680 X荧光光谱仪与长城0520-CH计算机的数据通信

8680X荧光光谱仪采用RSX-11M多用户操作系统。本文将0520计算机作为RSX-11M主机的一个从属终端,设计了相应软件与8680联机。无需修改任何硬件,在0520上可以执行RSX-11M的全部操作指令,并且只要8680主机不关闭,0520计算机即可随时从8680的磁盘上读取数据而不需事先与8680的操作者约定,传送数据快速、准确。     

被动椭圆形标志物应变分析的计算机模拟

本文采用计算机数学模拟的方法更深入地探讨了椭圆形标志物应变分析技术(R_f/Φ去应变法、Shimamoto等提出的代数法、调和平均值法和算术平均值法)的适用条件。一共形成了十一组有代表性的应变前数组,四种变形路径:纯剪、单剪、纯剪加单剪和体变。当应变前数组在(-90°,90°)内均匀分布或随机分布时,无论变形路径是哪一种(共轴的还是非共轴的),上述的所有方法都是适用有,且以代数法最佳。当应变前数组具有优选方位(单峰分布)且变形路径为共轴递进变形时,在一定条件下,R_f/Φ法能用来估计应变。经分析发现当应变足够大时,调和平均值法是一种简单快速的应变计算法。