NAME
Compass::Points - Convert between compass point names, abbreviations and values
SYNOPSIS
use Compass::Points;
my $points = Compass::Points->new();
my $deg = $points->abbr2deg( "NNE" );
DESCRIPTION
This module converts compass point names and abbreviations to degrees and vice versa. It supports four different compass point systems: 4, 8, 16 and 32. The default is 16 and can be used for wind compass usage.
METHODS
new( [ $points ] )
Returns a Compass::Points object for the number of points (defaults to 16).
deg2abbr( $degree )
Takes a degree value and returns the corresponding abbreviation for the matching wind name.
deg2name( $degree )
Same as deg2abbr() but returns the full wind name.
abbr2deg( $abbreviation )
Given a wind name abbreviation returns the degree of the points object.
name2deg( $name )
Same as abbr2deg() but takes full wind names.
SEE ALSO
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass
AUTHOR
Simon Bertrang, <janus@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (C) 2014 by Simon Bertrang
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.