Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area¶

Classification	Azimuthal
Available forms	Forward and inverse, spherical and ellipsoidal
Defined area	Global
Alias	laea
Domain	2D
Input type	Geodetic coordinates
Output type	Projected coordinates

Parameters¶

Note

All parameters are optional.

+lon_0=<value>¶

Longitude of projection center.

Defaults to 0.0.

+lat_0=<value>¶

Latitude of projection center.

Defaults to 0.0.

+ellps=<value>¶

See proj -le for a list of available ellipsoids.

Defaults to “GRS80”.

+R=<value>¶: Radius of the sphere given in meters. If used in conjunction with +ellps +R takes precedence.

+x_0=<value>¶

False easting.

Defaults to 0.0.

+y_0=<value>¶

False northing.

Defaults to 0.0.