Class GeodeticCalculator

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.earth.geodesy.GeodeticCalculator

public class GeodeticCalculator
extends Object

Performs geodetic calculations on a Reference Ellipsoid.

Implements Vincenty's formulae for high-precision distance and azimuth calculations.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GeodeticCalculator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Quantity<Length>	calculateDistance(GeodeticCoordinate start, GeodeticCoordinate end)	Calculates the geodetic distance between two coordinates on the surface of the ellipsoid.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

GeodeticCalculator

public GeodeticCalculator()

Method Details

calculateDistance

public static Quantity<Length> calculateDistance(GeodeticCoordinate start,
 GeodeticCoordinate end)

Calculates the geodetic distance between two coordinates on the surface of the ellipsoid.

Parameters:

start - starting coordinate

end - ending coordinate

Returns:

the distance in Meters

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if coordinates use different ellipsoids