Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection
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title:
Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection
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The Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection is a particular mapping from a sphere to a disk. It accurately represents area in all regions of the sphere, but it does not accurately represent angles. It is named for the Swiss mathematician Johann Heinrich Lambert, who announced it in 1772. "Zenithal" being synonymous with "azimuthal", the projection is also known as the Lambert zenithal equal-area projection. The Lambert azimuthal projection is used as a map projection in cartography. For example,
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Azimuthal equal-area map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_azimuthal_equal-area_projection
date created:
2006-01-09T03:17:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:25:07Z
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