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The unitary scale bar: human and machine readable
Author(s) -
ADLER J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01966.x
Subject(s) - bar (unit) , unitary state , scale (ratio) , computer science , computer graphics (images) , physics , meteorology , political science , law , quantum mechanics
Summary A format is described for a scale bar that encodes the length represented within the structure of the bar itself, thereby removing the need for any supporting text. Although the ‘unitary’ scale bar has a conventional appearance it is also machine readable and therefore retains information about the scale even when the file format is changed. The format is based on the metre and is suitable for all terrestrial applications.