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Geo::Constants(3)     User Contributed Perl Documentation    Geo::Constants(3)

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

perl v5.14.0			  2007-01-15		     Geo::Constants(3)
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