Boggs eumorphic projection
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title:
Boggs eumorphic projection
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The Boggs eumorphic projection is a pseudocylindrical, equal-area map projection used for world maps. Normally it is presented with multiple interruptions. Its equal-area property makes it useful for presenting spatial distribution of phenomena. The projection was developed in 1929 by Samuel Whittemore Boggs (1889–1954) to provide an alternative to the Mercator projection for portraying global areal relationships. Boggs was geographer for the United States Department of State from 1924 until his
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Pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boggs_eumorphic_projection
date created:
2014-09-27T23:21:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:22:58Z
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