calculate the coordinates from a point along a great circle course heading for a distance in meters
npm install great-circle-cursorget the coordinates for a point along a great circle course heading for a distance in meters
calculate a point 150km southeast (135 degrees) of fairbanks:
`` js`
var gcc = require('great-circle-cursor')
var fairbanks = [-147.7,64.8]
console.log(gcc([],fairbanks,135,150_000))
output:
`
[ -145.53922765306623, 63.8309774628036 ]
`
var gcc = require('great-circle-cursor')
Calculate the coordinates for a point distance meters from the start coordinates[lon,lat]
(in degrees) with a heading of course degrees.
The result is stored in out and out is returned.
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npm install great-circle-cursor
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