Geo::Constants.3pm

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Version: 2007-01-15 (fedora - 01/12/10)

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NAME

Geo::Constants - Package for standard Geo:: constants.

SYNOPSIS

   use Geo::Constants qw{PI DEG RAD}; #import into namespace
   print "PI:  ", PI(), "\n";
   print "d/r: ", DEG(), "\n";
   print "r/d: ", RAD(), "\n";
 
   use Geo::Constants;                #Perl OO
   my $obj = Geo::Constants->new();
   print "PI:  ", $obj->PI, "\n";
   print "d/r: ", $obj->DEG, "\n";
   print "r/d: ", $obj->RAD, "\n";

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTOR

new

The new() constructor 
   my $obj = Geo::Constants->new();

METHODS

PI

   my $pi = $obj->PI;
 
   use Geo::Constants qw{PI};
   my $pi = PI();

DEG

   my $degrees_per_radian = $obj->DEG;
 
   use Geo::Constants qw{DEG};
   my $degrees_per_radian = DEG();

RAD

   my $radians_per_degree = $obj->RAD;
 
   use Geo::Constants qw{DEG};
   my $radians_per_degree = RAD();

KNOTS

1 nautical mile per hour = (1852/3600) m/s - United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST Special Publication 330, 2001 Edition

Returns 1852/3600

TODO

Add more constants

BUGS

Please send to the geo-perl email list.

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