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Martin Desruisseaux updated SIS-213:
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Labels: gsoc2016 (was: )
> Lambert Conic Near-Conformal (EPSG:9817)
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> 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
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> 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.
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