<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Differences of orthodromic distances calculated on the sphere in comparison to the spheroid are numerically analyzed in the full range of departure point latitudes, courses over the ground and orthodromic distances for the global and limited range of latitudes. Optimum solutions for the radii of the sphere are provided.</p></abstract>

Differences of orthodromic distances calculated on the sphere in comparison to the spheroid are numerically analyzed in the full range of departure point latitudes, courses over the ground and orthodromic distances for the global and limited range of latitudes. Optimum solutions for the radii of the sphere are provided.

Sphere – To – Spheroid Comparison – Numerical Analysis

Polish Maritime Research

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

{"article-title":"Sphere \u2013 To \u2013 Spheroid Comparison \u2013 Numerical Analysis"}

Differences of orthodromic distances calculated on the sphere in comparison to the spheroid are numerically analyzed in the full range of departure point...

Sphere – To – Spheroid Comparison – Numerical Analysis

Published Online: Jan 13, 2018

Page range: 4 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0129

Keywords
sphere in navigation, great circle distance, geodesics, direct and inverse geodesic solutions, numerical simulations

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sphere – To – Spheroid Comparison – Numerical Analysis

Published Online: Jan 13, 2018

Page range: 4 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pomr-2017-0129

Keywordssphere in navigation, great circle distance, geodesics, direct and inverse geodesic solutions, numerical simulations

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
sphere in navigation, great circle distance, geodesics, direct and inverse geodesic solutions, numerical simulations