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Oblique Projection

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Oblique Projection - definition(s)

oblique projection

(1) [map projections] A planar or cylindrical projection whose point of tangency is neither on the equator nor at a pole.

(2) [map projections] A conic projection whose axis does not line up with the polar axis of the globe.

(3) [map projections] A cylindrical projection whose lines of tangency or secancy follow neither the equator nor a meridian.

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Source: esri, 23 June 2012 09:48:07, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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