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Module rhumb

Module rhumb 

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Named rhumb-line measurement entries.

Boost.Geometry has no loxodrome entry points. These functions expose the published constant-bearing formulas through the same default and _with strategy shape as the Boost-origin measurement algorithms.

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rhumb_azimuth
Constant compass bearing in radians, clockwise from north.
rhumb_azimuth_with
Constant compass bearing using an explicit rhumb strategy.
rhumb_destination
Destination reached along a constant-bearing rhumb line.
rhumb_destination_with
Rhumb destination using an explicit radius strategy.
rhumb_distance
Rhumb-line distance using the mean-Earth-radius default.
rhumb_distance_with
Rhumb-line distance using an explicit metric strategy.
rhumb_length
Sum rhumb-line distances along a linestring.
rhumb_length_with
Sum rhumb-line distances using an explicit radius strategy.