Difference between revisions of "Conformal line"
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− | A line of a [[map projection]] on which [[angular distortion]] is zero. On a conformal line [[Tissot's indicatrix]] are circles. All [[standard line]]s, as well as all lines in a [[conformal projection]], are conformal lines. | + | A line of a [[map projection]] on which [[angular distortion]] is zero. On a conformal line [[Tissot's indicatrix]] are circles. All [[standard line]]s, as well as all lines in a [[conformal projection]], are conformal lines. Note that the scale on a conformal line is not necessarily constant. |
Revision as of 06:22, 4 May 2006
A line of a map projection on which angular distortion is zero. On a conformal line Tissot's indicatrix are circles. All standard lines, as well as all lines in a conformal projection, are conformal lines. Note that the scale on a conformal line is not necessarily constant.