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Scale (map)

The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. This simple concept is complicated by the curvature of the Earth's surface, which forces scale to vary across a map.

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Point scale (or particular scale)

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Large-scale maps with curvature neglected

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Large-scale maps with curvature neglected

Point scale (or particular scale)

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Scale (map)

Nodes62
Edges61
Triples8
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032258
Components1

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scale map projection displaystyle varphi maps latitude point meridian ratio mercator factor used sphere lambda earth projections bar parallel equator

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counting rodsinstance ofAncient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps0.80text
carpenter's squaresinstance ofAncient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps0.80text
plumb linesinstance ofAncient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps0.80text
compasses for drawing circlesinstance ofAncient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps0.80text
and sighting tubes for measuring inclinationinstance ofAncient Chinese surveyors and cartographers had ample technical resources used to produce maps0.80text
a globe.Given the limited practical size of globesinstance ofThe only true representation of a sphere at constant scale is another sphere0.80text
we must use maps for detailed mappinginstance ofThe only true representation of a sphere at constant scale is another sphere0.80text
town plansinstance offor0.80text

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