geographiclib: Access to 'GeographicLib'
Abstract
Bindings to the 'GeographicLib' C++ library for precise geodetic calculations including geodesic computations (distance, bearing, paths, intersections), map projections (UTM/UPS, Transverse Mercator, Lambert Conformal Conic, and more), grid reference systems (MGRS, Geohash, GARS, Georef), coordinate conversions (geocentric, local Cartesian), and polygon area on the WGS84 ellipsoid. All functions are fully vectorized.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Historical Geography and Cartography
Computational Physics and Python Applications
Data Analysis with R
Publication details
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset