Algorithms for geodesics

Abstract

Algorithms for the computation of geodesics on an ellipsoid of revolution are given. These provide accurate, robust, and fast solutions to the direct and inverse geodesic problems and they allow differential and integral properties of geodesics to be computed.

LaTex, 12 pages, 8 figures. Version 2 corrects some errors and adds numerical examples. Supplementary material is available at http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net/geod.html

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