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(+) (limited to 'docs/source/operations') 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