Comparison of FOSS4G Supported Equal-Area Projections Using Discrete Distortion Indicatrices

This study compares the performance of five popular equal-area projections supported by Free and Open Source Software for Geo-spatial (FOSS4G)—Sinusoidal, Mollweide, Hammer, Eckert IV and Homolosine. A set of 21,872 discrete distortion vindicatrices were positioned on the ellipsoid surface...

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Main Authors: Luís Moreira de Sousa, Laura Poggio, Bas Kempen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/8/351