PROJECTION AUGMENTED MODEL

A projection augmented model (PA model):  an element sometimes employed in virtual reality systems. It consists of a physical three-dimensional model onto which a computer image is projected to create a realistic looking object. Importantly, the physical model is the same geometric shape as the object that the PA model...

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SPIRITUAL MAPPING

Spiritual warfare is the Christian concept of fighting: against the work of preternatural evil forces. It is based on the biblical belief in evil spirits, or demons, that are said to intervene in human affairs in various ways. Various Christian groups have adopted practices to repel such forces, as based on their doctrine...

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MIND MAP

A mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. A mind map is hierarchical and shows relationships among pieces of the whole. It is often created around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank page, to which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of words are...

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TEXTURE MAPPING

Texture mapping is a method for defining: high frequency detail, surface texture, or color information on a computer-generated graphic or 3D model. Its application to 3D graphics was pioneered by Edwin Cat mull in 1974. Texture mapping originally referred to a method (now more accurately called diffuse mapping) that simply...

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MAP SCALE FACTOR

The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance:  on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map. Because of this variation, the concept of scale becomes meaningful in two distinct ways. The first...

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MAP PROJECTION

A map projection is a systematic: transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations from the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane. Maps cannot be created without map Projections. All map projections necessarily distort the surface in some fashion. Depending on the purpose of the map,...

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HUMAN CONNECTOME PROJECT

The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is a five-year project sponsored by sixteen components of the National Institutes of Health, split between two consortia of research institutions. The project was launched in July 2009 as the first of three Grand Challenges of the NIH's Blueprint for Neuroscience Research. On September...

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