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C-squares: History, Applications & Art

C-squares (acronym for the Concise Spatial QUery And REpresentation System) is a system of spatially unique, location-based identifiers (geocodes) for areas on the surface of the earth, represented as cells from a latitude- and longitude-based Discrete Global Grid at a hierarchical set of resolution steps, obtained by progressively subdividing 10×10…

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C-squares topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Applications and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around C-squares.

Related topics
47
Source areas
10
Connected nodes
57
Extracted relationships
188
Concept neighborhoods
23
Bridge connections
57

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 12 topics
History · 11 topics
Rationale · 7 topics
C-squares strings, and the c-squares mapper · 5 topics
Spatial data reporting, assembly, and analysis · 3 topics
The c-squares global grid notation · 3 topics
Congruence with other latitude-longitude geocoding systems · 2 topics
Spatial searching · 2 topics
Licensing and software availability · 1 topics
Target audience/potential users · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Example
3112 (10 degree square) · 3112:3 (5 degree square) · 3112:360 (1 degree square) · 3112:360:4 (0.5 degree square) · 3112:360:475 (0.1 degree square)
Full name
Concise spatial query and representation system
Introduced
13 May 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-13)
No. issued
648 (10 degree squares) · 2,592 (5 degree squares) · 64,800 (1 degree squares) · 259,200 (0.5 degree squares) · 6,480,000 (0.1 degree squares)
No. of digits
4 (10 degree squares) · 6 (5 degree squares) · 8 (1 degree squares) · 10 (0.5 degree squares) · 12 (0.1 degree squares)
Organisation
CSIRO

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Rationale

The c-squares global grid notation

C-squares strings, and the c-squares mapper

Spatial searching

Spatial data reporting, assembly, and analysis

Target audience/potential users

Congruence with other latitude-longitude geocoding systems

Licensing and software availability

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How C-squares connects Entity context

The extracted context around C-squares shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, C-squares → According, AquaMaps, ATLAS, ATLAS Project, Australia, Baltic Sea, C-square, Campos, Coral Triangle, Corell, Costello, EASI-Fish, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Ecological Assessment, Economic Committee, EU-funded Horizon, European Commission Data, Examples, Exploration, Fisheries Another extracted example is C-squares → AquaMaps, Atmosphere, Australia, CSIRO Marine Research, CSIRO Oceans, Ebbe Nielsen Prize, Economic Committee, EOGEO, European Commission, FishBase, Fisheries, For, GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Globe, Guo, Hill, ICES, Ispra, It. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

C-squares

Top relations

related to Spatial data reporting, assembly, and analysis · 53
C-squares → According, AquaMaps, ATLAS, ATLAS Project, Australia, Baltic Sea, C-square, Campos, Coral Triangle, Corell, Costello, EASI-Fish, Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Ecological Assessment, Economic Committee, EU-funded Horizon, European Commission Data, Examples, Exploration, Fisheries
related to history · 39
C-squares → AquaMaps, Atmosphere, Australia, CSIRO Marine Research, CSIRO Oceans, Ebbe Nielsen Prize, Economic Committee, EOGEO, European Commission, FishBase, Fisheries, For, GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Globe, Guo, Hill, ICES, Ispra, It
related to Congruence with other latitude-longitude geocoding systems · 15
C-squares → Africa, At, Atlantic, Both, Equator, Globe, ICES, ICES Statistical Rectangles, In, Larsen, Marsden, Prime Meridian, QDGC, Quarter Degree Grid Cells, World Meteorological Organization
related to Target audience/potential users · 11
C-squares → According, Although, An, As, Chapman, Fine, For, Google Open Location Code, Larsen, Oceanography, The
related to External links · 8
C-squares → Biodiversity Informatics, GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Prize, ID, New Delhi, Presentation, Selected Innovations, SourceForge, Tony Rees
Example · 7
C-squares → 3112 (10 degree square), 3112:3 (5 degree square), 3112:360 (1 degree square), 3112:360:4 (0.5 degree square), 3112:360:475 (0.1 degree square), 3112:360:475:1 (0.05 degree square), etc.
No. issued · 7
C-squares → 2,592 (5 degree squares), 25,920,000 (0.05 degree squares), 259,200 (0.5 degree squares), 6,480,000 (0.1 degree squares), 64,800 (1 degree squares), 648 (10 degree squares), etc.
No. of digits · 7
C-squares → 10 (0.5 degree squares), 12 (0.1 degree squares), 14 (0.05 degree squares) (counts include separator character/s), 4 (10 degree squares), 6 (5 degree squares), 8 (1 degree squares), etc.
related to C-squares strings, and the c-squares mapper · 7
C-squares → Australia, CSIRO, If, MultiPolygon, This, To, Well-known
related to Initial 10 degree squares · 6
C-squares → The, These, Thus, WGS84, WMO, World Meteteorological Organization

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

data degree grid spatial squares 10 also square example cells system etc latitude marine longitude available cell global notation degrees

C-squares relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around C-squares. Examples in this analysis include C-squares → Example → 3112 (10 degree square) and C-squares → Example → 3112:3 (5 degree square). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
C-squaresExample3112 (10 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExample3112:3 (5 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExample3112:360 (1 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExample3112:360:4 (0.5 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExample3112:360:475 (0.1 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExample3112:360:475:1 (0.05 degree square)1.00infobox
C-squaresExampleetc.1.00infobox
C-squaresFull nameConcise spatial query and representation system1.00infobox
C-squaresIntroduced13 May 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-13)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued648 (10 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued2,592 (5 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued64,800 (1 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued259,200 (0.5 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued6,480,000 (0.1 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issued25,920,000 (0.05 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. issuedetc.1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits4 (10 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits6 (5 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits8 (1 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits10 (0.5 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits12 (0.1 degree squares)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digits14 (0.05 degree squares) (counts include separator character/s)1.00infobox
C-squaresNo. of digitsetc.1.00infobox
C-squaresOrganisationCSIRO1.00infobox
C-squaresWebsitecsquares.sourceforge.net, www.cmar.csiro.au/csquares/1.00infobox
C-squaresis aexample of such a grid where the cell identifiers are designed to be human- as well as machine-readable0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around C-squares bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Squares, Data and Spatial. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • C-squares
    • Squares
    • Data
    • Spatial
    • Also
    • Resolution
    • Degree
    • System
    • Marine
    • Grid
    • Global
    • Mapper
    • Use
  • c-squares
    • Squares
    • Data
    • Spatial
    • Also
    • Resolution
    • Degree
    • System
    • Marine
    • Grid
    • Global
    • Mapper
    • Use
  • discrete global grid
    • Data
    • Spatial
    • Equivalent
    • System
    • Latitude
    • Squares
    • Notation
    • Degree
    • Cell
    • Resolution
    • Identifiers
    • Analysis
  • world meteorological organization squares
    • Use
    • System
    • Map
    • Project
    • Sea
    • Marine
    • Data
    • Analysis
    • Index
    • Notation
    • Etc
    • Aquamaps
  • spatial querying
    • Data
    • Squares
    • Degree
    • Grid
    • System
    • Analysis
    • Marine
    • Project
    • Index
    • Ices
    • Cells
    • Map
  • aquamaps
    • Fisheries
    • Project
    • Available
    • Map
    • Marine
    • Ices
    • Spatial
    • C-square
    • Areas
    • Resolution
    • Squares
    • C-squares
  • global biodiversity information facility
    • Resolution
    • System
    • Data
    • Grid
    • Degree
    • Squares
    • Etc
    • Longitude
    • Latitude
    • Spatial
    • Marine
    • Example
  • national oceanographic data center
    • Spatial
    • Marine
    • Degree
    • Grid
    • Analysis
    • Example
    • System
    • Index
    • Fisheries
    • Ices
    • Global
    • Squares

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For C-squares, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects C-squares with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
C-squares — Overview · splits 45 ⟂ 13
C-squares — History · splits 46 ⟂ 12
C-squares — Rationale · splits 50 ⟂ 8
C-squares — C-squares strings, and the c-squares mapper · splits 52 ⟂ 6
C-squares — The c-squares global grid notation · splits 54 ⟂ 4
C-squares — Spatial data reporting, assembly, and analysis · splits 54 ⟂ 4
C-squares — Spatial searching · splits 55 ⟂ 3
C-squares — Congruence with other latitude-longitude geocoding systems · splits 55 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

C-squares

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples188
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around C-squares to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — C-squares · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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