GIS::Distance::Constants(3)

NAME
GIS::Distance::Constants - Constants used by formula classes.

CONSTANTS

  $KILOMETER_RHO
Number of kilometers around the equator of the earth.

6371.64

  $DEG_RATIO
Number of units in a single decimal degree (lat or lon) at the equator.

0.0174532925199433

This value is derived from:

    $gis = GIS::Distance->new( 'Haversine' );
    $DEG_RATIO = $gis->distance( 10,0 => 11,0 )->km() / $KILOMETER_RHO;

SUPPORT
See "SUPPORT" in GIS::Distance.

AUTHORS
See "AUTHORS" in GIS::Distance.

LICENSE
See "LICENSE" in GIS::Distance.