<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">conformal projection</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>projection</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>projection, conformal</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>