Albers conic projection

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf map projection
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Albers equal-area conic projection
gptkbp:category gptkb:equal-area_projection
conic projection
gptkbp:commonIn China maps
Russia maps
United States maps
gptkbp:distorts gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:region
shape
gptkbp:form conic projection with two standard parallels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Albers conic projection
gptkbp:introducedIn 1805
gptkbp:inventedBy Heinrich Christian Albers
gptkbp:namedAfter Heinrich Christian Albers
gptkbp:notableProject conic projection
gptkbp:preserves gptkb:region
gptkbp:property equal-area
gptkbp:standardParallels two
gptkbp:usedFor thematic maps
large countries with greater east-west than north-south extent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albers_projection
gptkb:Lambert_conformal_conic_projection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7