eareaProjection edit page

equal area or Schmidt projection

Scales the radius by sqrt(2*(1-cos(theta))), which preserves area and makes it the right projection for judging densities. The MTEX default.

Syntax

sP = eareaProjection(sR)
[x,y] = sP.project(v)
v = sP.iproject(x,y)

Input

sR sphericalRegion the projection is restricted to
v vector3d
x, y plane coordinates

Class Properties

sR sphericalRegion the projection is restricted to
pC plottingConvention, which direction points east
antipodal identify v and -v

See also

sphericalProjection eangleProjection makeSphericalProjection