Algorithms for geodesics

TL;DR

This paper presents algorithms for accurately and efficiently computing geodesics on an ellipsoid of revolution, enabling precise solutions to direct and inverse problems along with differential and integral geodesic properties.

Contribution

It introduces new algorithms that improve accuracy, robustness, and speed in solving geodesic problems on ellipsoids of revolution.

Findings

Algorithms provide accurate solutions to geodesic problems.

Methods are robust and computationally efficient.

Enable computation of differential and integral geodesic properties.

Abstract

Algorithms for the computation of geodesics on an ellipsoid of revolution are given. These provide accurate, robust, and fast solutions to the direct and inverse geodesic problems and they allow differential and integral properties of geodesics to be computed.