Hammer retroazimuthal projection
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title:
Hammer retroazimuthal projection
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The Hammer retroazimuthal projection is a modified azimuthal proposed by Ernst Hermann Heinrich Hammer in 1910. As a retroazimuthal projection, azimuths (directions) are correct from any point to the designated center point. Additionally, all distances from the center of the map are proportional to what they are on the globe. In whole-world presentation, the back and front hemispheres overlap, making the projection a non-injective function. The back hemisphere can be rotated 180° to avoid overla
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Retroazimuthal map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_retroazimuthal_projection
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2023-03-28T13:10:19Z
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