rhumbline.c File Reference

GIS Library - Rhumbline calculation routines. More...

#include <math.h>
#include <grass/gis.h>
#include "pi.h"

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Functions
int	G_begin_rhumbline_equation (double lon1, double lat1, double lon2, double lat2)
	Start rhumbline calculations. More...
double	G_rhumbline_lat_from_lon (double lon)
	Calculates rhumbline latitude. More...

Detailed Description

GIS Library - Rhumbline calculation routines.

From "Map Projections" by Peter Richardus and Ron K. Alder, 1972
(526.8 R39m in Map & Geography Library)
Page 20,21, formulas 2.21, 2.22

Formula is the equation of a rhumbline from (lat1,lon1) to (lat2,lon2). Input is lon, output is lat (all in degrees).

Note: Formula only works if 0 < abs(lon2-lon1) < 180. If lon1 == lon2 then rhumbline is the merdian lon1 (and the formula will fail).
WARNING: This code is preliminary. It may not even be correct.

(C) 2001-2008 by the GRASS Development Team

This program is free software under the GNU General Public License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS for details.

Author

GRASS GIS Development Team

Date

1999-2008

Definition in file rhumbline.c.

Function Documentation

int G_begin_rhumbline_equation	(	double	lon1,
		double	lat1,
		double	lon2,
		double	lat2
	)

Start rhumbline calculations.

Note: This function must be called before other rhumbline functions to initialize parameters.

Parameters

[in]	lon1,lat1	longitude, latitude of first point
[in]	lon2,lat2	longitude, latitude of second point

Returns

1 on success

0 on error

Definition at line 57 of file rhumbline.c.

References wxnviz::log, and Radians.

double G_rhumbline_lat_from_lon

(

double

lon

)

Calculates rhumbline latitude.

Note: Function only works if lon1 < lon < lon2.

Parameters

[in]

lon

longitude

Returns

double latitude in degrees

Definition at line 97 of file rhumbline.c.

References Degrees, and Radians.