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C-squares

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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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

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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

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C-squares

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

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C-squares

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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

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Important terminology

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

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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

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