NAME

Class::Measure::Length - Calculate measurements of length.

SYNOPSIS

use Class::Measure::Length;

print length( 2, 'km' )->meters();

METHODS

This module inherits all the methods made available by Class::Measure.

length

$m = length( 2, 'metres' );

Creates a new measurement object.

UNITS

International System of Units

Also known as SI and "metric", this unit of measure includes the following.

kilometre
metre
centimetre
millimetre
decimetre
micrometre
nanometre

And all veriations are aliased, such as "m", "meter", "meters", "metres".

Shared

These units are shared by with the US and Imperial unit systems.

inch
foot
yard
rod
mile
chain
furlong

All relevant aliases included.

United Stats

Units specific to the United States.

survey_mile
link
fathom
cable_length

Aliases included.

Imperial

Imperial (english) units. The only unit included in this set is "league".

Other

light_second
nautical_mile

AUTHORS AND LICENSE

See "AUTHORS" in GIS::Distance and "LICENSE" in GIS::Distance.