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Subject: Re: query
From: Vic Fraenckel (vfraenc1@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Aug 21 2002 - 15:05:02 EDT
If you need a great circle solution I cannot add to the advice to take a
look at Mr. Williams Aviation formulary as mentioned in Dan Allen's
response. However, if you would like a ellipsoidal solution and want to
roll your own in VB6 I can offer my Open Source software which contains,
among other functions, Vincenty's Direct solution which i believe solves
your problem.
If you are interested in having a look at the code, please send me an e-mail
with the word GEODESY in the subject line and I will return to you a 24kB
zip file with every thing you need to build an app to solve your problem. I
will put your name in my distribution list for updates if you wish. Let me
know on this.
HTH
Vic
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Wescott" <wescott_mike@XXX.XXX>
To: <NAVIGATION-L@XXX.XXX>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: query
| Mitch B Burrill writes:
| > If I am at lat1, long1, and go XXX nm at TC YYY, What is the exact
| > formula from spherical trigonometry to get lat2, long2 ?
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| I would argue that the problem is not sufficiently well specified.
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| Is TC=YYY merely the initial course for a Great Circle trip during
| which the course will generally vary as the trip progresses. Or is TC
| to remain constant for the whole trip, i.e. a rhumb line course? Or
| something else altogether?
|
| --
| Mike Wescott
| Wescott_Mike@XXX.XXX
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