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Record 1 1999-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying Techniques
  • Cartography
CONT

The areas shall be computed on the map projection plane for the area and shall be transformed by calculation to the mean ground elevation for each parcel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'arpentage
  • Cartographie
OBS

On appelle projection cartographique toute méthode permettant de donner de l'ellipsoïde terrestre une représentation sur un plan.

OBS

projection : Transposition de la sphère terrestre sur le plan ou plus généralement d'une surface sur une autre. À ce terme on préfère celui de «représentation», car actuellement les transformations sont rarement des perspectives, mais des correspondances analytiques.

Spanish

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