A geodesic is the shortest path between two points on a curved surface; in this context applies to questions where the curved surface is the earth's surface.
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Non-iterative algorithms for direct problem in the study of geodesic
I am finding an appropriate algorithm to implement in my program for direct problem in the study of geodesic. In brief, the direct problem deals with finding the end point (its longitude, latitude and azimuth) given the start point (its longitude,…
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Definition of "most northwesterly point" on a landmass?
If we are using a 2D representation of a landmass, with north represented as up and east as right, then we can conceptualise the most northwesterly point as being the last point we reach when we place a ruler on the map from bottom left to top right…
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