Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Projections.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Projections.java	(revision 9559)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/Projections.java	(revision 9560)
@@ -33,4 +33,5 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj.ClassProjFactory;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj.DoubleStereographic;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj.LambertAzimuthalEqualArea;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj.LambertConformalConic;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj.LonLat;
@@ -89,4 +90,5 @@
         registerBaseProjection("cass", CassiniSoldner.class, "core");
         registerBaseProjection("josm:smerc", Mercator.class, "core");
+        registerBaseProjection("laea", LambertAzimuthalEqualArea.class, "core");
         registerBaseProjection("lcc", LambertConformalConic.class, "core");
         registerBaseProjection("lonlat", LonLat.class, "core");
Index: trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/LambertAzimuthalEqualArea.java
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--- trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/LambertAzimuthalEqualArea.java	(revision 9560)
+++ trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/projection/proj/LambertAzimuthalEqualArea.java	(revision 9560)
@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+// License: GPL. For details, see LICENSE file.
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.proj;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Bounds;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.projection.ProjectionConfigurationException;
+
+/**
+ * Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (EPSG code 9820).
+ * <p>
+ * This class has been derived from the implementation of the Geotools project;
+ * git 8cbf52d, org.geotools.referencing.operation.projection.LambertAzimuthalEqualArea
+ * at the time of migration.
+ * <p>
+ * <b>References:</b>
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li> A. Annoni, C. Luzet, E.Gubler and J. Ihde - Map Projections for Europe</li>
+ *   <li> John P. Snyder (Map Projections - A Working Manual,
+ *        U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1395)</li>
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @see <A HREF="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/LambertAzimuthalEqual-AreaProjection.html">Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area Projection on MathWorld</A>
+ * @see <A HREF="http://www.remotesensing.org/geotiff/proj_list/lambert_azimuthal_equal_area.html">"Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area" on RemoteSensing.org</A>
+ *
+ * @author Gerald Evenden  (for original code in Proj4)
+ * @author Beate Stollberg
+ * @author Martin Desruisseaux
+ */
+public class LambertAzimuthalEqualArea extends AbstractProj {
+
+    /** Maximum difference allowed when comparing real numbers. */
+    private static final double EPSILON = 1E-7;
+
+    /** Epsilon for the comparison of small quantities. */
+    private static final double FINE_EPSILON = 1E-10;
+
+    /** Epsilon for the comparison of latitudes. */
+    private static final double EPSILON_LATITUDE = 1E-10;
+
+    /** Constants for authalic latitude. */
+    private static final double P00 = 0.33333333333333333333;
+    private static final double P01 = 0.17222222222222222222;
+    private static final double P02 = 0.10257936507936507936;
+    private static final double P10 = 0.06388888888888888888;
+    private static final double P11 = 0.06640211640211640211;
+    private static final double P20 = 0.01641501294219154443;
+
+    /** The projection mode. */
+    private enum Mode { OBLIQUE, EQUATORIAL, NORTH_POLE, SOUTH_POLE };
+
+    /** The projection mode for this particular instance. */
+    private Mode mode;
+
+    /** Constant parameters. */
+    private double sinb1, cosb1, xmf, ymf, mmf, qp, dd, rq;
+
+    /** Coefficients for authalic latitude. */
+    private double APA0, APA1, APA2;
+    
+    private double latitudeOfOrigin;
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return tr("Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getProj4Id() {
+        return "laea";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void initialize(ProjParameters params) throws ProjectionConfigurationException {
+        super.initialize(params);
+        
+        if (params.lat0 == null)
+            throw new ProjectionConfigurationException(tr("Parameter ''{0}'' required.", "lat_0"));
+        
+        latitudeOfOrigin = Math.toRadians(params.lat0);
+        /*
+         * Detects the mode (oblique, etc.).
+         */
+        final double t = Math.abs(latitudeOfOrigin);
+        if (Math.abs(t - Math.PI/2) < EPSILON_LATITUDE) {
+            mode = latitudeOfOrigin < 0.0 ? Mode.SOUTH_POLE : Mode.NORTH_POLE;
+        } else if (Math.abs(t) < EPSILON_LATITUDE) {
+            mode = Mode.EQUATORIAL;
+        } else {
+            mode = Mode.OBLIQUE;
+        }
+        /*
+         * Computes the constants for authalic latitude.
+         */
+        final double es2 = e2 * e2;
+        final double es3 = e2 * es2;
+        APA0 = P02 * es3 + P01 * es2 + P00 * e2;
+        APA1 = P11 * es3 + P10 * es2;
+        APA2 = P20 * es3;
+
+        final double sinphi;
+        qp     = qsfn(1);
+        rq     = Math.sqrt(0.5 * qp);
+        mmf    = 0.5 / (1 - e2);
+        sinphi = Math.sin(latitudeOfOrigin);
+        sinb1 = qsfn(sinphi) / qp;
+        cosb1 = Math.sqrt(1.0 - sinb1 * sinb1);
+        switch (mode) {
+            case NORTH_POLE:  // Fall through
+            case SOUTH_POLE: {
+                dd  = 1.0;
+                xmf = ymf = rq;
+                break;
+            }
+            case EQUATORIAL: {
+                dd  = 1.0 / rq;
+                xmf = 1.0;
+                ymf = 0.5 * qp;
+                break;
+            }
+            case OBLIQUE: {
+                dd  = Math.cos(latitudeOfOrigin) /
+                        (Math.sqrt(1.0 - e2 * sinphi * sinphi) * rq * cosb1);
+                xmf = rq * dd;
+                ymf = rq / dd;
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                throw new AssertionError(mode);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public double[] project(final double phi, final double lambda) {
+        final double coslam = Math.cos(lambda);
+        final double sinlam = Math.sin(lambda);
+        final double sinphi = Math.sin(phi);
+        double q = qsfn(sinphi);
+        final double sinb, cosb, b, c, x, y;
+        switch (mode) {
+            case OBLIQUE: {
+                sinb = q / qp;
+                cosb = Math.sqrt(1.0 - sinb * sinb);
+                c    = 1.0 + sinb1 * sinb + cosb1 * cosb * coslam;
+                b    = Math.sqrt(2.0 / c);
+                y    = ymf * b * (cosb1 * sinb - sinb1 * cosb * coslam);
+                x    = xmf * b * cosb * sinlam;
+                break;
+            }
+            case EQUATORIAL: {
+                sinb = q / qp;
+                cosb = Math.sqrt(1.0 - sinb * sinb);
+                c    = 1.0 + cosb * coslam;
+                b    = Math.sqrt(2.0 / c);
+                y    = ymf * b * sinb;
+                x    = xmf * b * cosb * sinlam;
+                break;
+            }
+            case NORTH_POLE: {
+                c = (Math.PI / 2) + phi;
+                q = qp - q;
+                if (q >= 0.0) {
+                    b = Math.sqrt(q);
+                    x = b * sinlam;
+                    y = coslam * -b;
+                } else {
+                    x = y = 0.;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case SOUTH_POLE: {
+                c = phi - (Math.PI / 2);
+                q = qp + q;
+                if (q >= 0.0) {
+                    b = Math.sqrt(q);
+                    x = b * sinlam;
+                    y = coslam * +b;
+                } else {
+                    x = y = 0.;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                throw new AssertionError(mode);
+            }
+        }
+        if (Math.abs(c) < EPSILON_LATITUDE) {
+            return new double[] {0, 0}; // this is an error, we should handle it somehow
+        }
+        return new double[] {x, y};
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public double[] invproject(double x, double y) {
+        final double lambda, phi;
+        switch (mode) {
+            case EQUATORIAL: // Fall through
+            case OBLIQUE: {
+                x /= dd;
+                y *= dd;
+                final double rho = Math.hypot(x, y);
+                if (rho < FINE_EPSILON) {
+                    lambda = 0.0;
+                    phi = latitudeOfOrigin;
+                } else {
+                    double sCe, cCe, q, ab;
+                    sCe = 2.0 * Math.asin(0.5 * rho / rq);
+                    cCe = Math.cos(sCe);
+                    sCe = Math.sin(sCe);
+                    x *= sCe;
+                    if (mode == Mode.OBLIQUE) {
+                        ab = cCe * sinb1 + y * sCe * cosb1 / rho;
+                        q  = qp * ab;
+                        y  = rho * cosb1 * cCe - y * sinb1 * sCe;
+                    } else {
+                        ab = y * sCe / rho;
+                        q  = qp * ab;
+                        y  = rho * cCe;
+                    }
+                    lambda = Math.atan2(x, y);
+                    phi = authlat(Math.asin(ab));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            case NORTH_POLE: {
+                y = -y;
+                // Fall through
+            }
+            case SOUTH_POLE: {
+                final double q = x*x + y*y;
+                if (q == 0) {
+                    lambda = 0.;
+                    phi = latitudeOfOrigin;
+                } else {
+                    double ab = 1.0 - q / qp;
+                    if (mode == Mode.SOUTH_POLE) {
+                        ab = -ab;
+                    }
+                    lambda = Math.atan2(x, y);
+                    phi = authlat(Math.asin(ab));
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            default: {
+                throw new AssertionError(mode);
+            }
+        }
+        return new double[] {phi, lambda};
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Calculates <var>q</var>, Snyder equation (3-12)
+     *
+     * @param sinphi sin of the latitude <var>q</var> is calculated for.
+     * @return <var>q</var> from Snyder equation (3-12).
+     */
+    private double qsfn(final double sinphi) {
+        if (e >= EPSILON) {
+            final double con = e * sinphi;
+            return ((1.0 - e2) * (sinphi / (1.0 - con*con) -
+                    (0.5 / e) * Math.log((1.0 - con) / (1.0 + con))));
+        } else {
+            return sinphi + sinphi;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determines latitude from authalic latitude.
+     * @param beta authalic latitude
+     * @return corresponding latitude
+     */
+    private double authlat(final double beta) {
+        final double t = beta + beta;
+        return beta + APA0 * Math.sin(t) + APA1 * Math.sin(t+t) + APA2 * Math.sin(t+t+t);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Bounds getAlgorithmBounds() {
+        return new Bounds(-89, -174, 89, 174, false);
+    }
+}
