Equal-area projection
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equal-area-projection-170-13107472
title:
Equal-area projection
text:
In cartography, an equivalent, authalic, or equal-area projection is a map projection that preserves relative area measure between any and all map regions. Equivalent projections are widely used for thematic maps showing scenario distribution such as population, farmland distribution, forested areas, and so forth, because an equal-area map does not change apparent density of the phenomenon being mapped. By Gauss's Theorema Egregium, an equal-area projection cannot be conformal. This implies that
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of map projection
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-area_projection
date created:
2019-12-01T14:41:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:25:00Z
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