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Geo::Constants(3pm) | User Contributed Perl Documentation | Geo::Constants(3pm) |
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();
initialize¶
FUNCTIONS¶
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();
UOM: degrees/radian
RAD¶
my $radians_per_degree = $obj->RAD; use Geo::Constants qw{DEG}; my $radians_per_degree = RAD();
UOM: radians/degree
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 m/s/knot
UOM: meters/second per knot
AUTHOR¶
Michael R. Davis
LICENSE¶
Copyright (c) 2006-2025 Michael R. Davis
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, Astro::Constants
2025-02-02 | perl v5.40.0 |