NAME
GIS::Distance::Constants - Constants used by formula modules.
CONSTANTS
$KILOMETER_RHO
Number of kilometers around the equator of the earth.
6371.64
$DEG_RATIO
Number of units in a single decimal degree (lat or lon) at the equator.
0.0174532925199433
This value is derived from:
$gis = GIS::Distance->new( 'Haversine' );
$DEG_RATIO = $gis->distance( 10,0 => 11,0 )->km() / $KILOMETER_RHO;
AUTHORS AND LICENSE
See "AUTHORS" in GIS::Distance and "LICENSE" in GIS::Distance.