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CARTESIAN COORDINATE GRID [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Cartography
CONT

Because a large-scale map depicts a near-plane portion of the globe, the [latitude-longitude] grid can be replaced by a Cartesian coordinate grid of truly straight lines and of equal spacing in both cardinal directions.

OBS

Cartesian coordinate grid; CCG: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • Cartesian co-ordinate grid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Cartographie
OBS

carroyage en coordonnées cartésiennes; CCG : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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