Equal-area Projections
Equal-area may refer to: * Equal-area map projection * Equiareal map In differential geometry, an equiareal map, sometimes called an authalic map, is a smooth map from one surface to another that preserves the areas of figures. Properties If ''M'' and ''N'' are two Riemannian (or pseudo-Riemannian) surfaces, the ...

Equal-area Map Projection
In cartography, an equal-area projection is a map projection that preserves area measure, generally distorting shapes in order to do that. Equal-area maps are also called equivalent or authalic. An equal-area map projection cannot be conformal, nor can a conformal map projection be equal-area. Several equivalent projections were developed in an attempt to minimize the distortion of countries and continents of planet Earth, keeping the area constant. Equivalent projections are widely used for thematic maps showing scenario distribution such as population, farmland distribution, forested areas, etc. Description Equal area representation implies that a region of interest in a particular portion of the map will share the same proportion of area as in any other part of the map. Statistical grid The term "statistical grid" refers to a discrete grid (global or local) of an equal-area surface representation, used for data visualization, geocode and statistical spatial analysis. ...
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