≡ START First steps Deutsch Ellipsoid : Length of meridian arc

The length of a meridian arc m between the parallels of ellipsoidal latitudes φ₁ and φ₂ is computed. Also the inverse problem is solved.

Note

Ellipsoid of revolution
Unit of latitude

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Did you know? If instead of the ellipsoidal latitude a different latitude is given or desired then it can be converted using .

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Author(s)	Title	Year	Pages MByte
Kawase K	A General Formula for Calculating Meridian Arc Length and its Application to Coordinate Conversion in the Gauss-Krüger Projection	2011	13 0.1
Korth W	Koordinatensysteme – Geodätische Grundlagen	2009	37 0.1
Seidel H	Die Mathematik der Gauß-Krüger-Abbildung	2006	77 0.7
Dorrer E	From Elliptic Arc Length to Gauss-Krüger Coordinates by Analytical Continuation	2003	9 0.1
Shaofeng B, Menz J	Two New Solutions for an Inverse Problem on the Length of the Meridian Arc	2000	4 0.1
Rapp R	Geometric Geodesy Part II	1993	225 0.1
Rapp R	Geometric Geodesy Part I	1991	189 0.1

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2022/10/07 04:22 (Timezone Berlin)