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Working with Great Circlesof further and further
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as well \(m = a * t / h\) text! Similarly, you have access to other \(\LaTeX\) equation functionality via MathJax (demo below from link),

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Overview

Great circles are circles that circumnavigate the globe

  1. Distance Between Points on a Great Circle Arc

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  3. Spherical distance to degrees

  4. Determine the Bearing of a Great Circle Arc

  5. Generating a Great Circle Arc with Intermediates Points

  6. Determine the Midpoint of a Great Circle Arc

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    Determine Distance Mathematically via Unit Sphere

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Vincenty Sphere Great Circle Distance (TODO)

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Vincenty Ellipsoid Great Circle Distance (TODO)

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Meeus Great Circle Distance (TODO)

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Additional distance measuerments

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Determine Distance Points via Python Package pyproj

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Determine Distance Points via Python Package DIA to Logan) which has a distance of 2823 km

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Spherical distance to degrees

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Convert a distance from meters to degrees, measured along the great circle sphere with a radius of ~6371 km (mean radius of Earth)

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# assumes a spherical Earth
+earth_radius = 6378.137 # km
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+def km_to_degree_distance(distance_km=None):
+    return distance_km / (2 * earth_radius * np.pi / 360)
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+def degree_to_km_distance(distance_degree=None):
+    return distance_degree * (2 * earth_radius * np.pi / 360)
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print(f"300 km to degrees = {km_to_degree_distance(300)} degrees")
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300 km to degrees = 2.6949458523585643 degrees
+6.381307 degree to km = 710.3638458355522 km
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Determine the Bearing of a Great Circle Arc

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Resources and referencesImports
  • Distance Between Points on a Great Circle Arc
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  • Spherical distance to degrees
  • Determine the Bearing of a Great Circle Arc