@gretzky/loxodrome NPM

loxodrome

Geodesy and navigational functions

Usage

Install with the package manager of your choice

// or yarn or pnpm
npm install @gretzky/loxodrome

API

`bearingDistanceTo({ from, to, useRhumbLine }): { initialBearing: number; finalBearing: number }`

Returns the initial and final bearing distance between 2 points.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`Coordinates`	set of starting coordinates	Required
to	`Coordinates`	set of ending coordinates	Required
useRhumbLine	`boolean`	whether or not to calculate along a rhumb line	Required

`bearingToDirection(bearing: number, compassPoints: CompassPoints): Windrose`

Converts a bearing to a given compass windrose direction.

Param	Type	Description	Default
bearing	`number`	bearing to convert	Required
compassPoints	`CompassPoints`	number of compass points to use	`16`

`convertDistance({ distance, from, to }): number`

Converts a distance measurement from one distance unit to another.

Param	Type	Description	Default
distance	`number`	distance to convert	Required
from	`DistanceUnits`	original unit	Required
to	`DistanceUnits`	unit to convert to	Required

`convertSpeed({ speed, from, to }): number`

Converts a speed measurement from one unit to another.

Param	Type	Description	Default
speed	`number`	speed to convert	Required
from	`SpeedUnits`	original unit	Required
to	`SpeedUnits`	unit to convert to	Required

`ddToDMS(dd: number, direction: "latitude" | "longitude"): string`

Converts decimal degrees to decimal minutes

Param	Type	Description	Default
degrees	`number`	decimal degrees to convert	Required
direction	`"latitude" or "longitude"`	direction of the degrees	Required

`getCenterOfCoordinates(coordinates: Coordinates[]): Coordinates`

Get the latitude and longitude center of an array of coordiantes.

Param	Type	Description	Default
coordinates	`Coordinates[]`	array of coordinates	Required

`getRhumbLine({ from, to }): number`

Returns the rhumb line between 2 longitudes.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`number`	starting longitude	Required
to	`number`	ending longitude	Required

`getWindroseDirections(compassPoints: CompassPoints): Windrose[]`

Returns an array of windrose directions for a given number of compass points.

Param	Type	Description	Default
compassPoints	`CompassPoints`	number of compass points to use	Required

`haversine({ from, to, useRhumbLine }): number`

Returns the great-circle distance in kilometers between 2 sets of coordinates using the haversine formula.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`Coordinates`	starting coordinates	Required
to	`Coordinates`	ending coordinates	Required
useRhumbLine	`boolean`	whether or not to get the distance along a rhumb line	`false`

`midpoint({ from, to, useRhumbLine }): Coordinates`

Returns the midpoint coordinate set between 2 coordinates.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`Coordinates`	starting coordinates	Required
to	`Coordinates`	ending coordinates	Required
useRhumbLine	`boolean`	whether or not to get the distance along a rhumb line	`false`

`pointsInRange({ from, to, range }): boolean`

Returns whether or not 2 points are within a certain statue mile distance from each other.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`Coordinates`	starting coordinates	Required
to	`Coordinates`	ending coordinates	Required
range	`number`	statute miles to fall within	`false`

`vincenty({ from, to }): number`

Returns the geodetic distance in kilometers between 2 points using the Vincenty inverse formula.

Param	Type	Description	Default
from	`Coordinates`	starting coordinates	Required
to	`Coordinates`	ending coordinates	Required

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