<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">conformal projection</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31340301</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:31:46</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">projection, conformal</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a system of projection by which the points on a sphere are mapped onto a plane, maintaining a one-to-one correspondence of points. It is generally used for map-making, and tries to resolve the problem that arises because a sphere cannot be represented on a flat surface with the preservation of the proportion of all distances. Conformal projection attempts to preserve the relative shape of configurations that surround each point; that is, it preserves the magnitude and sense of angles at each point. Mercator projection and streographic projection are examples of conformal projection. ]]></dc:description></metadata>