I need to get an area of different polygons at continental scale (like third of Africa etc.). Usual functions like rgeos::gArea work only in the projection units.
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- Is there any function which works correctly in real square meters on the geoid surface? I.e. real, geodetic area?
- If not, what projection should I use to get the least distortion? I need to measure 6 really huge areas (like third of Africa), so UTM or national projections are out of question. Can I use a single one projection that has minimal distortion area-wise across the whole Africa? Right now I am thinking of Mercator projection used by google maps (EPSG:3857), but I am not really sure...
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