Develop improved methods for incorporating knowledge about scale into metadata. The question is to determine if the choice of appropriate scale can be made on the basis of metadata alone. With the expansion of global computer networks and the use of those networks for geographic data transmission, efficient modes of communicating data content are needed. We need to determine which modes are most appropriate for representing scale and to evaluate their relative effectiveness. The provision of information about scale aids in the education of users on how to assess appropriate scales for a given application.
Scale is clearly a fundamental component of any metadata report.
Design and develop a multi-scale database. This project should be aimed at the development of a software product that would be useful in GIS applications. Longmont Scientific and Technical. Scaling Physiological Processes, Leaf to Globe . Inc. Hou, R.-R., 1998.