NAME

Geo::Functions - Perl package for standard Geo:: functions

SYNOPSIS

use Geo::Functions qw{deg_rad deg_dms rad_deg}; #import into namespace
print "Degrees: ", deg_rad(3.14/4), "\n";

use Geo::Functions;
my $obj = Geo::Functions->new;
print "Degrees: ", $obj->deg_rad(3.14/2), "\n";

DESCRIPTION

CONVENTIONS

Function naming convention is "format of the return" underscore "format of the parameters." For example, you can read the deg_rad function as "degrees given radians" or "degrees from radians".

CONSTRUCTOR

new

The new() constructor

my $obj = Geo::Functions->new();

METHODS

deg_dms

Degrees given degrees minutes seconds.

my $deg=deg_dms(39, 29, 17.134);

my $deg=deg_dms(39, 29, 17.134, 'N');

deg_rad

Degrees given radians.

my $deg=deg_rad(3.14);

rad_deg

Radians given degrees.

my $rad=rad_deg(90);

round

Round to the nearest integer. This formula rounds toward +/- infinity.

my $int=round(42.2);

TODO

BUGS

LIMITS

AUTHOR

Michael R. Davis qw/perl michaelrdavis com/

LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2006 Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

Geo::Functions Geo::Ellipsoids