MoveAlongGreatCircle()

Summary

Computes the new coordinate obtained by moving along a great circle.

 

Syntax

end_pt = MoveAlongGreatCircle(coord start, real heading, real distance)

 

Argument	Contents
start	The starting coordinate
heading	The heading given by the azimuth east of north in degrees
distance	The distance to move, specified in the current map units

 

Returns

The resulting coordinate.

 

Example

loc = Coord(-120000000, 45000000)

end_pt = MoveAlongGreatCircle (loc, 45, 100)

ShowArray({end_pt})

 

Error Codes

Error Type	Meaning
Error	The starting coordinate is null

 

See Also

Function	Summary
GreatCircleMidpoint()	Finds the midpoint between two coordinates