Difference between revisions of "Area exaggeration"
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| − | An area exaggeration occurs when the [[ | + | An area exaggeration occurs when the [[area scale]] in a point of a map is greater then the square of the [[principal scale]]. |
French term first used by Tissot (1881). | French term first used by Tissot (1881). | ||
Revision as of 11:18, 1 May 2006
area exaggeration
An area exaggeration occurs when the area scale in a point of a map is greater then the square of the principal scale.
French term first used by Tissot (1881).
