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Eckert lll Projection -

Classification

Pseudocylindrical

Syntax

eckert3

Graticule

Central Meridian: Straight line half as long as the Equator.

Other Meridians: Equally spaced semiellipses concave toward the central meridian. The outer meridians, 180º east and west of the central meridian, are semicircles.

Parallels: Equally spaced straight parallel lines, perpendicular to the central meridian.

Poles: Lines half as long as the Equator.

Symmetry: About the central meridian or the Equator.

Features

Scale is true along the 35º58' parallels and is constant along any parallel and between any pair of parallels equidistant from the Equator. No point is free of all scale distortion, but the Equator is free of angular distortion. This projection is not equal-area, conformal, or equidistant.

Parallels

For this projection, only one standard parallel is specified. The other standard parallel is the same latitude with the opposite sign. The standard parallel is by definition fixed at 35º58'.

Remarks

This projection was presented by Max Eckert in 1906.

Limitations

This projection is available only on the sphere.

Example

landareas = shaperead('landareas.shp','UseGeoCoords',true);
axesm ('eckert3', 'Frame', 'on', 'Grid', 'on');
geoshow(landareas,'FaceColor',[1 1 .5],'EdgeColor',[.6 .6 .6]);
tissot;

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