vincenty.h File Reference

This graph shows which files directly or indirectly include this file:

Go to the source code of this file.

Functions
double	vincenty_distance (double lat1, double lon1, double lat2, double lon2)

Detailed Description

Provides a single function to calculate geographical distances.

The Vincenty algorithm is described at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenty's_formulae#Inverse_problem

Definition in file vincenty.h.

Function Documentation

vincenty_distance()

double vincenty_distance	(	double	lat1,
		double	lon1,
		double	lat2,
		double	lon2
	)

Calculate geographical distances using Vincenty's algorithm.

Parameters

[in]	lat1	Latitude, in degrees, of first point.
[in]	lon1	Longitude, in degrees, of first point.
[in]	lat2	Latitude, in degrees, of second point.
[in]	lon2	Longitude, in degrees, of second point.
[out]	meters	Distance between the two points, in meters.

Returns

0 on success.

Definition at line 47 of file vincenty.c.