Aitoff projection
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title:
Aitoff projection
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The Aitoff projection is a modified azimuthal map projection proposed by David A. Aitoff in 1889. Based on the equatorial form of the azimuthal equidistant projection, Aitoff first halves longitudes, then projects according to the azimuthal equidistant, and then stretches the result horizontally into a 2:1 ellipse to compensate for having halved the longitudes. Expressed simply: where azeqx and azeqy are the x and y components of the equatorial azimuthal equidistant projection. Written out expli
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Pseudoazimuthal compromise map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aitoff_projection
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2023-07-24T13:45:03Z
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