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Martin Desruisseaux updated SIS-213: ------------------------------------ Labels: gsoc2016 (was: ) > Lambert Conic Near-Conformal (EPSG:9817) > ---------------------------------------- > > Key: SIS-213 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SIS-213 > Project: Spatial Information Systems > Issue Type: Sub-task > Components: Referencing > Reporter: Martin Desruisseaux > Priority: Minor > Labels: gsoc2016 > > Quoting from §1.3.1.6 from _Geomatics Guidance Note number 7, part 2 – April > 2015_: > {quote} > The Lambert Conformal Conic with one standard parallel formulas, as published > by the Army Map Service, are still in use in several countries. The AMS uses > series expansion formulas for ease of computation, as was normal before the > electronic computer made such approximate methods unnecessary. > {quote} > This is a projection used mostly for legacy data. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)