http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net/ --> free library saves me the coding i would have done when provided an equation.
also after realizing my fault with the basic Cartesian distance formula. i requested output from TRX in Cartesian coordinates and recalculated the distance.
ans = 12899.425...
okay i've done some reading...
it appears TRX and INDIR are based on the same ellipsoid so thats a good start...
"The NAD83 is an earth-centered datum based on a newly defined ellipsoid – the Geodetic Reference System of 1980 (GRS80) – and its reference point is the center of the earth, as...
Hello,
I'm a materials engineer so i don't have a background or any schooling in geomatics and haven't bothered to do much reading in the field. I've been messing around with some online applications provided by the government of canada...
