Scientific FrontlineMar 7
Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. Its primary goal is to establish a common, globally understood foundation for units of measurement, ensuring that data is accurate, reliable, and consistent across all disciplines.
#Metrology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/cat03072603.html
Metrology: In-Depth Description

Metrology is traditionally divided into three primary sub-disciplines, each operating at a different level of application and regulation

Show threadSPIEMar 6
#Intel also highlighted the growing role of maskless #lithography. Maskless tools enable rapid experimentation. Engineers can quickly create arrays of lines and spaces across a wafer to study process limits or intentionally write defects into patterns to test #metrology systems. 📏
Show threadƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞFeb 27
@batkaren
Just wait until you find out about Planck units.
#metrology
💧🌏 Greg CocksFeb 6
Changes In Dominant Streamflow Drivers As Network-Scale Flow Regime Shifts From Intermittent To Ephemeral Across A Multi-Year Drought
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70413 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #fluvial #pluvial #precipitation #extremeweather #California #USA #semiarid #watershed #headwaters #weather #metrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geostatistics #monitoring #sensors #instrumentation #insitu #drought #streamflow #ephemeral #intermittent #catchments #waterresources #watermanagement #watersecurity #planning
#coast #coastal #hydrogeomorphic #geology #climate
💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 31
From Space To Field - Putting satellite insights into growers’ hands [OpenET]
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https://irrigationtoday.org/features/from-space-to-field/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://etdata.org/ <-- shared OpenET home page
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/openet-satellite-based-water-data-resource/ <-- shared NASA technical article
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https://youtu.be/Rbobf6aurLs?si=Q0kN9eiZH0gT8O5m <-- shared OpenET overview video
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#OpenET #openscience #opendata #publicgood #publicservice #nonprofit #fedscience #fedservice #evapotranspiration #ET #Landsat #OLI #OperationalLandImager #groundwater #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #agriculture #USA #farming #waterresources #watermanagement #planning #watersecurity #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #model #modeling #irrigation #metrology #raster #cost #economics #efficiency #foodproduction #mobileapp #FARMS #view #download #usecase #reporting
#OpenET #USGS #USDA @NASA #USGS_EROS
Doktor Overcomma Jan 29
25 kilometers of cake is my new unit of comparative measurement. The article is paywalled, but what you can see shows that I'm not hallucinating this.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/regiojet-train-passengers-eat-25-km-of-cake/70365.article
#cake #metrology
RegioJet train passengers eat 25 km of cake

CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has revealed the quantities of food and drink consumed across its services in 2025, with company owner owner Radim Jančura saying 'our yellow trains are simply the biggest café where everyone can have their favourite coffee and cake'.

Railway Gazette International
💧🌏 Greg CocksJan 29
Remote Sensing and GIS Assessment of Drought Dynamics in the Ukrina River Basin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos17020124 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #drought #risk #hazard #remotesensing #MODIS #satellite #earthobservation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #monitoring #Ukrina #RiverBasin #Bosnia #Herzegovina #BosniaHerzegovina #water #waterresources #socioeconomic #risk #hazard #cost #economics #agriculture #foodsecurity #watersecurity #landcover #vegetation #croplands #fruit #crops #metrology #hydrology #droughtexposure #basins #riverbasins #watersheds #monitoring #mitigation #planning #droughtrisk
Paul HouleJan 28

📏 Superconducting detector captures hot spots with submicron resolution

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-superconducting-detector-captures-hot-submicron.html

#sensors #superconductors #physics #science #instruments #metrology

Superconducting detector captures hot spots with submicron resolution

A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University proposed using a current-biased kinetic inductance detector with submicron 400 megapixels to image hot spots induced by a localized external stimulus over a 15 × 15 mm2 area. The team utilized a delay-line technique to trace the propagation of internal signals for a pair of signals arising from each hot spot.

Phys.org
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 26

1 deciputin = the manipulation of one foreign politician for a period of ten years

#AltUnitsOfMeasurements
#HashTagGames #units #metrology

ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞJan 26

1 microdonny = 1 lumen of facially reflected orange light per cm of palm width for an average human

#AltUnitsOfMeasurements
#HashTagGames #units #metrology