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PROJECTION ORTHOMORPHIQUE [1 record]

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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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