Lambert conformal conic projection
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lambert-conformal-conic-projection-170-9682969
title:
Lambert conformal conic projection
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A Lambert conformal conic projection (LCC) is a conic map projection used for aeronautical charts, portions of the State Plane Coordinate System, and many national and regional mapping systems. It is one of seven projections introduced by Johann Heinrich Lambert in his 1772 publication Anmerkungen und Zusätze zur Entwerfung der Land- und Himmelscharten. Conceptually, the projection conformally maps the surface of the Earth to a cone. The cone is unrolled, and the parallel that was touching the s
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Conic conformal map projection
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_conformal_conic_projection
date created:
2005-10-16T17:14:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T00:18:39Z
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