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.. _lcc:
Lambert Conformal Projection
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A conformal projection. The green shapes drawn on the map are equal-area
circles on the surface of the earth. Known as "Tissot's indicatrix",
they can be used to show the angular and areal distortion of a map projection.
On a conformal projection, the shape of the circles is preserved, but the
area is not. On a equal-area projection, the area is preserved but the
shape is not.
.. plot:: source/users/figures/lcc.py
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