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AZIMUTHAL PROJECTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Cartography
OBS

All azimuthal projections preserve the azimuth from a reference point (the conceptual center of the map), thus presenting true direction (but not necessarily distance) to any other points.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Cartographie
CONT

Projection azimutale : dite aussi projection zénithale. La surface de projection est un plan rectangle tangent à la sphère sur lequel on projette une partie du globe. Ce point tangent (contact entre l’ellipsoïde et la surface de projection) est appelé centre de projection.

Spanish

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