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Record 1 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Cartography
  • Computer Mathematics
DEF

A cartographic feature that can be positioned with a single pair of coordinates. It may also have an individual orientation which may then be specified by a second pair of coordinates ... or by the value of an angle. Represented on maps by a graphic symbol of fixed or variable shape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Cartographie
  • Mathématiques informatiques
DEF

Elément cartographique que l'on peut positionner avec une seule paire de coordonnées. Peut avoir une orientation propre que l'on peut alors indiquer par une deuxième paire de coordonnées ou la valeur d'un angle [...]

Spanish

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