Geo::Constants(3pm)

1Geo::Constants(3)     User Contributed Perl Documentation    Geo::Constants(3)
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NAME

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

9         use Geo::Constants qw{PI DEG RAD}; #import into namespace
10         print "PI:  ", PI(), "\n";
11         print "d/r: ", DEG(), "\n";
12         print "r/d: ", RAD(), "\n";
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14         use Geo::Constants;                #Perl OO
15         my $obj = Geo::Constants->new();
16         print "PI:  ", $obj->PI, "\n";
17         print "d/r: ", $obj->DEG, "\n";
18         print "r/d: ", $obj->RAD, "\n";
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DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTOR

22   new
23       The new() constructor
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25         my $obj = Geo::Constants->new();
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METHODS

28   PI
29         my $pi = $obj->PI;
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31         use Geo::Constants qw{PI};
32         my $pi = PI();
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34   DEG
35         my $degrees_per_radian = $obj->DEG;
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37         use Geo::Constants qw{DEG};
38         my $degrees_per_radian = DEG();
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40   RAD
41         my $radians_per_degree = $obj->RAD;
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43         use Geo::Constants qw{DEG};
44         my $radians_per_degree = RAD();
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46   KNOTS
47       1 nautical mile per hour = (1852/3600) m/s - United States Department
48       of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST
49       Special Publication 330, 2001 Edition
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51       Returns 1852/3600
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TODO

54       Add more constants
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BUGS

57       Please send to the geo-perl email list.
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LIMITS

AUTHOR

61       Michael R. Davis qw/perl michaelrdavis com/
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LICENSE

64       Copyright (c) 2006 Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)
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66       This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
67       under the same terms as Perl itself.
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