Abstract
The oblique Mercator (OM) projection for which the basic formulae were originally developed by Brigadier M. Hotine is used where the area of interest is oblong, and the longer axis through the territory is skewed with respect to the meridians (Hotine, 1946–1947).
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Hooijberg, M. (1997). Oblique Mercator Projection. In: Practical Geodesy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60584-0_8
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