The orthographic projection is a projection from infinity that preserves neither
area nor angle. It is given by
where
is the latitude , is the longitude , and
and
are reference longitudes and latitudes, respectively.
The inverse transformations are
where
and the two-argument form of the inverse tangent
function is best used for this computation.
See also Stereographic Projection ,
Vertical Perspective Projection
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References Snyder, J. P. Map Projections--A Working Manual. U. S. Geological Survey Professional
Paper 1395. Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, pp. 145-153,
1987. Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha Orthographic Projection
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Orthographic Projection."
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