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Tissot equal-area conic

périgonale equal-area conic

optimized Albers

Aspects of: Tissot conic

Parameters: Southern latitudinal limit, Northern latitudinal limit

Description

This is the Albers parameterized to yield the optimal Albers projection for the region of interest.

Classifications

conic
equal-area
minimum-error

Graticule

Meridians: Straight lines, with length depending upon parameterization.
Parallels: Arcs of circles.
Poles: Generally arcs of circles.

Parameters

Southern latitudinal limit: Southern parallel bounding the region of interest.
Northern latitudinal limit: Northern parallel bounding the region of interest.

Similar projections

This projection is a way to parameterize the Albers conic projection.

Origin

Nicolas Auguste Tissot presented the analysis in 1881.

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