Mercator's Projection - a Breakthrough in Maritime Navigation

被引：1
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作者：
Smetanova, Dana [1 ]
Vargova, Michaela [1 ]
Biba, Vladislav [1 ]
Hinterleitner, Irena [2 ]
机构：
[1] Inst Technol & Business, Dept Informat & Nat Sci, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
[2] Brno Univ Technol, Inst Math & Descript Geometry, Fac Civil Engn, Brno, Czech Republic
来源：
NASE MORE | 2016年 / 63卷 / 03期
关键词：
Mercator's projection; navigation; mapping; azimuth;
D O I：
10.17818/NM/2016/SI19
中图分类号：
U6 [水路运输]; P75 [海洋工程];
学科分类号：
0814 ; 081505 ; 0824 ; 082401 ;
摘要：
This paper is focused on Mercator's projection as a breakthrough in maritime navigation. In the paper, the principle and properties of Mercator's projection are described. The advantages, disadvantages and current utilization are mentioned.
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页码：182 / 184
页数：3
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