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();METHODS
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();RAD
my $radians_per_degree = $obj->RAD;
use Geo::Constants qw{DEG};
my $radians_per_degree = RAD();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
TODO
Add more constants
BUGS
Please send to the geo-perl email list.
LIMITS
AUTHOR
Michael R. Davis qw/perl michaelrdavis com/
LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2006 Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)
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