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Geodesy and Great-circle distance

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Difference between Geodesy and Great-circle distance

Geodesy vs. Great-circle distance

Geodesy, also known as geodetics, is the earth science of accurately measuring and understanding three of Earth's fundamental properties: its geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravitational field. The great-circle distance or orthodromic distance is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere, measured along the surface of the sphere (as opposed to a straight line through the sphere's interior).

Similarities between Geodesy and Great-circle distance

Geodesy and Great-circle distance have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cartesian coordinate system, Distance, Earth, Geodesic, Geodesics on an ellipsoid, Geodetic datum, Geographical distance, Geoid, Great circle, Latitude, Longitude, Meridian arc, Vincenty's formulae, World Geodetic System.

Cartesian coordinate system

A Cartesian coordinate system is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length.

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Distance

Distance is a numerical measurement of how far apart objects are.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Geodesic

In differential geometry, a geodesic is a generalization of the notion of a "straight line" to "curved spaces".

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Geodesics on an ellipsoid

The study of geodesics on an ellipsoid arose in connection with geodesy specifically with the solution of triangulation networks.

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Geodetic datum

A geodetic datum or geodetic system is a coordinate system, and a set of reference points, used to locate places on the Earth (or similar objects).

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Geographical distance

Geographical distance is the distance measured along the surface of the earth.

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Geoid

The geoid is the shape that the surface of the oceans would take under the influence of Earth's gravity and rotation alone, in the absence of other influences such as winds and tides.

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Great circle

A great circle, also known as an orthodrome, of a sphere is the intersection of the sphere and a plane that passes through the center point of the sphere.

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Latitude

In geography, latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Longitude

Longitude, is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.

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Meridian arc

In geodesy, a meridian arc measurement is the distance between two points with the same longitude, i.e., a segment of a meridian curve or its length.

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Vincenty's formulae

Vincenty's formulae are two related iterative methods used in geodesy to calculate the distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid, developed by Thaddeus Vincenty (1975a).

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World Geodetic System

The World Geodetic System (WGS) is a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and satellite navigation including GPS.

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Geodesy and Great-circle distance Comparison

Geodesy has 227 relations, while Great-circle distance has 52. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 5.02% = 14 / (227 + 52).

References

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