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SCALE ERROR [1 record]

Record 1 1999-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

A calculation of the difference between the principal scale and the particular scale due to projection distortion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Correction se calculant par la différence entre la longueur d'un arc sur le plan de projection et la longueur de l'arc qui lui correspond sur l'ellipsoïde.

Spanish

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