adoption
See Also: diffusion
[adoption] The process of appropriating a technology and putting it into use for one's own purposes; the act by an individual, organization, or community of choosing a technology and putting it into effect.
SELECT Server XM Six-point Plan to Adoption
Here is a clear six-point plan designed for all organizations considering a move to SELECT Server XM.
Adoption and Use of the Schedule
Before records disposition takes place, this Schedule must be formally adopted by resolution of the governing body. Adoption procedures are explained further under "How to Use Schedule ED-1.
Adoption of GPS-in-space is by no means limited to NASA, as evidenced by the European Space Agency's (ESA's) use of GPS on the Automated Transfer Vehicle.
Adoption
now is some use of digital technology in almost all aspects of the map production process ...
adoption
The process of appropriating a technology and putting it into use for one's own purposes; the act by an individual, organization, or community of choosing a technology and putting it into effect.
Low adoption costs associated with open-source RDBMS products such as MySQL and PostgreSQL have begun influencing vendor pricing and licensing strategies.
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Increased Adoption of GPS Time: In addition to position information, the accuracy of the time data broadcast by GPS will improve to within 40 billionths of a second.
'Adaption' & 'Adoption' dichotomy (Alchian, 1950; Tiebout, 1957) Important part of A.A. Alchian's and Charles M. Tiebout's rationalization of classical economic theory (and Tiebout for location theory).
OGC Technical Committee The OGC Technical Committee is the primary operational unit of the OpenGIS specification development and adoption process.
As in many other instances, the development and adoption of GIS tools in the scientific community raises questions about the influence of tools on the conduct of science, ...
This chapter illustrates the emotional environment that involved the project adoption by the SNP administration. It is characterized by the personal experiences of the SNP responsible people, the persons which are part of the park administration.
With the broad use of non-proprietary and open data formats such as the Shape File format for vector data and the Geotiff format for raster data, as well as the adoption of OGC standards for networked servers, ...
The close link between these systems and traditional spreadsheet and database management programs has fueled the adoption. In many ways, a "database is just picture waiting to happen.
This began with its adoption in France after efforts by Bonne in 1802. After wartime delays, the Bonne projection was accepted by a special commission of the Depot de la Guerre (war office).
Critical analysis and reflection extends beyond the techniques of toolmaking to encompass questions about the social responsibilities of toolmakers and the social implications of the widespread adoption of the tool (Smith 1992; Pickles 1991; 1994; ...
The adoption of GIS by national and regional CRM organisations is a complex business, often embroiled within a range of concerns including information strategies (not least upgrading from an existing system), communications and standards, ...
In the 1800's with the adoption of contours as the preferred method to show elevation, map makers experimented with ways to further enhance the maps. Two methods have become the modern standard:
relief shading
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Signifies the development and adoption of standards to facilitate systems integration creating the means for resource sharing, an environment in which hardware, software, and data can be efficiently accessed and applied by users in an organization.
Today these two tools are cornerstones of office automation, but their early adoption was marred by "business blindness". Little market was forecast for the first copy machine.
OpenGIS - The concept of interoperable GIS which allows the cross-platform use of geographic data and geographic data processing applications by the adoption of common specifications and standards. See also Interoperability.
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Of course, sometimes a fundamental requirement (like keeping coordinate lines straight or parallel, or preserving correct directions along the meridians in azimuthal projections) prevents adoption of oblique maps.
Some suggest that greed and the need to acquire material wealth is an inherent component of human behavior, and is not caused by the adoption of capitalism or any other specific economic system (although economic anthropologists have questioned this ...
The Center has outlined a program aimed at the systematic removal of perceived impediments to the adoption and use of GIS technology.
In 1913 the name was changed to the North American Datum upon adoption by the governments of Canada and Mexico. Geodetic survey station MEADES RANCH in Osborne County, Kansas, was selected as the reference point for this datum.
Service provisioning over Bluetooth requires the adoption of one or two mechanisms.
 See also: Information, GIS, Model, Environment, Access
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