The Equal
Area Cylindrical projection represents an orthographic projection of a
sphere onto a cylinder. Like other regular cylindrical projections, the
graticule of the normal Equal Area Cylindrical projection consists of
straight, equally spaced, vertical meridians perpendicular to straight,
unequally spaced, horizontal parallels. To achieve equality of area, the
parallels are spaced from the Equator in proportion to the sine of the
latitude. This is the simplest equal-area projection.The "Equal Area Cylindrical" projection
has the following parameters:
False Northing
False Easting
Longitude of natural origin
Latitude of 1st standard parallel