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great circle

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Geoinformaatika

ID 1144393 Last modified 24.08.2026
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Domain geodesygeoinformatics & cartography
ortodroom
orthodrome
  • otseteejoon kera pinnal e suurringikaar, mis moodustub kera ja selle keskpunkti läbiva tasandi lõikena
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ortodroom
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  • Ortodroom kujutub Mercatori projektsioonis kõveraga, mille kumerus on suunatud ligema pooluse poole.
suurringi kaar
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  • Ortodroom või suurringi kaar on lühim kaugus kahe punkti vahel sferoidil (sfääril).
orthodrome
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  • Orthodrome - a deodesic on an ellipsoid; in particular, a great circle. The term is obsolate.
great circle
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  • Orthodrome - a deodesic on an ellipsoid; in particular, a great circle. The term is obsolate.

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