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orthomorphic projection [3 records]

Record 1 2022-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
  • Mathematical Geography
DEF

A projection in which the scale, although varying throughout the map, is the same in all directions at any point, so that very small areas are represented by correct shape and bearings are correct.

OBS

orthomorphic projection: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

[...] projection dont l'échelle, bien que variant d'un bout à l'autre de la carte, est la même dans toutes les directions en n'importe quel point, de telle sorte que les petites surfaces y sont représentées sous leur forme exacte et que les angles sont conservés.

OBS

projection orthomorphique; projection conforme : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Descriptive Geometry
DEF

An angle-preserving analytic function of a complex variable.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géométrie descriptive
DEF

Projection qui conserve les angles et dont l'échelle est constante au voisinage d'un point.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
OBS

A map projection on which the shape of any very small area of the surface mapped is preserved unchanged on the map and the scale at any point is the same in every direction (as along the meridian and the parallel at that point), although the scale may vary from point to point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
OBS

(...) lorsqu'il y a égalité entre les angles existant sur la carte et ceux qui leur correspondent sur la surface terrestre. (...)

Spanish

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