From d19f5059dbc839d3df046560547b50182e9aae41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Even Rouault Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:43:04 +0100 Subject: Doc: mention Lambert c.e.a, Behrmann, and Gall-Peters projections as specializations of cea Shared credits with @pramsey / PR #3063 --- docs/source/operations/projections/cea.rst | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/source/operations/projections/cea.rst b/docs/source/operations/projections/cea.rst index 3799fbcb..3f8af65f 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/projections/cea.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/projections/cea.rst @@ -28,6 +28,22 @@ Equal Area Cylindrical proj-string: ``+proj=cea`` +Named specializations +################################################################################ + +The Equal Area Cylindrical projection is sometimes known under other names when +it is instanciated with particular values of the ``lat_ts`` parameter: + ++----------------------------------+------------+ +| **Name** | **lat_ts** | ++----------------------------------+------------+ +| Lambert cylindrical equal-area | 0 | ++----------------------------------+------------+ +| Behrmann | 30 | ++----------------------------------+------------+ +| Gall-Peters | 45 | ++----------------------------------+------------+ + Parameters ################################################################################ @@ -51,4 +67,13 @@ Parameters ``lat_ts`` and ``k_0`` are mutually exclusive. If ``lat_ts`` is specified, it is equivalent to setting ``k_0`` to - :math:`\frac{\cos \phi_{ts}}{\sqrt{1 - e^2 \sin^2 \phi_{ts}}}` \ No newline at end of file + :math:`\frac{\cos \phi_{ts}}{\sqrt{1 - e^2 \sin^2 \phi_{ts}}}` + +Further reading +############### + +#. `Wikipedia: Lambert cylindrical equal-area `_ + +#. `Wikipedia: Gall-Peters `_ + +#. `Wikipedia: Behrmann `_ -- cgit v1.2.3 From 009d9a401bb7c321e1d4c387b9fe2fb4f1645879 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Even Rouault Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:41:24 +0100 Subject: Doc: gall.rst: add note that Gall != Gall-Peters --- docs/source/operations/projections/gall.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/operations/projections/gall.rst b/docs/source/operations/projections/gall.rst index 8114815a..ba83d450 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/projections/gall.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/projections/gall.rst @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ It is used in several British atlases, but seldom in the United States. The Gall projection is neither conformal nor equal-area, but has a blend of various features. Unlike the Mercator, the Gall shows the poles as lines running across the top and bottom of the map. +.. note:: + + The Gall projection must not be confused with the Gall-Peters one, the later + being a specialization of :ref:`cea`. Example using Gall Stereographic :: -- cgit v1.2.3