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Spheroidal long-lat distance calculation
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From
16/02/2007 11:15:04
Cetin Basoz
Engineerica Inc.
Izmir, Turkey
 
 
To
16/02/2007 11:00:26
Mike Yearwood
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP1
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01196313
Message ID:
01196588
Views:
24
>>>
>>>The formula is unnamed, but is indicated as being the most accurate.
>>>
>>This one looks simplier (from Fox2x samples):
>
>Simpler isn't always better. "Samples" are seldom the best practice.
>
>The wikipedia page says the third formula is the most accurate and that the others have large rounding errors at close distances.
>
>Thanks

Wikipedia says:) Did you really see that rounding error?
Cetin
Çetin Basöz

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