Mollweide Projection

The Mollweide projection is a pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for global maps of the world (or sky). Also known as the Babinet projection, homolographic projection, or elliptical projection. As its more explicit name Mollweide equal area projection indicates, it sacrifices fidelity to angle and shape in favor of accurate depiction of area. It is used primarily where accurate representation of area takes precedence over shape, for instance small maps depicting global distributions.

Mollweide Projection

Required Parameters

To convert Mollweide coordinates, the following parameters have to be set:

• False Northing;
• False Easting;
• Longitude Of Origin;