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Lambert conformal conic projection



Often used for aeronautical charts, a Lambert conformal conic projection in essence superimposes a cone over the sphere of the Earth, with two reference parallels secant to the globe and intersecting it. This minimizes distortion from projecting a three dimensional surface to a two-dimensional surface.



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