Continuous Map is a means of storing a digital map as if it represented a continuous, unbroken surface. Many large GIS databases are broken into subfiles which represent smaller sections of a larger area.
Continuous Map
Treats the entire service territory as one large map and hence one large file. More complex than tiled mapping systems because of the need to reference the entire database in order to act on any one part of it.See Tiled Mapping Systems.
Comparing Continuous Map Surfaces
Comparing map surfaces involves similar approaches, but employs different techniques taking advantage of the more robust nature of continuous grid-based data.
Let S be a metric space. A curve A in S is a continuous map from the unit interval into S, i.e., . A reparameterization α of [0,1] is a continuous, non-decreasing, surjection .
To avoid this discontinuity, sometimes a zone is extended, while its tangent meridian stays the same. This allows continuous maps mostly compatible with the standard.
The weaker map areas were apparent during the field itinerary, but for this application the production of somewhat flawed continuous maps was not a waste of effort, ...
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