Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection

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azimuthal map projection equal-area projection map projection

The Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection is a map projection that preserves area while representing the Earth on a circular, azimuthally symmetric plane, commonly used for mapping continents and polar regions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection canonical	1
Lambert projections	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	azimuthal map projection ⓘ equal-area projection ⓘ map projection ⓘ
advantage	accurate comparison of areas ⓘ suitable for statistical mapping ⓘ
canBeDefinedOn	ellipsoid ⓘ sphere ⓘ
centerOption	North Pole ⓘ South Pole ⓘ any chosen point on Earth ⓘ
commonlyUsedBy	international organizations ⓘ national mapping agencies ⓘ
coordinateSystem	spherical coordinates ⓘ
disadvantage	increasing shape distortion toward map edge ⓘ not conformal ⓘ
distortionCharacteristic	distorts scale away from center ⓘ distorts shape away from center ⓘ
doesNotPreserve	angles ⓘ distances except from center ⓘ true shapes ⓘ
introducedBy	Johann Heinrich Lambert ⓘ
introducedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
ISOStandardUsage	used in some ISO-based spatial reference systems ⓘ
mapEdgeShape	circle when centered on a point ⓘ
mathematicalBasis	trigonometric transformation from sphere to plane ⓘ
namedAfter	Johann Heinrich Lambert ⓘ
preserves	relative area of regions ⓘ
projectionFamily	Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lambert projections
projectionSurface	plane ⓘ
projectionType	azimuthal ⓘ
propertyPreserved	area ⓘ
relatedTo	Lambert conformal conic projection ⓘ Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection ⓘ
suitableFor	climate maps ⓘ global distributions ⓘ mapping continents ⓘ mapping polar regions ⓘ population density maps ⓘ thematic maps ⓘ
symmetry	azimuthally symmetric ⓘ
typicalMapShape	circle ⓘ
usageDomain	cartography ⓘ geographic information systems ⓘ thematic cartography ⓘ
usedFor	global equal-area maps ⓘ regional equal-area maps ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johann Heinrich Lambert → knownFor → Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection ⓘ

Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection → projectionFamily → Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lambert projections