Rel. 9.9.0 (1df2be6), September 15th, 2026
<geod>:
invalid option: --
program abnormally terminated
Options (10)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-I | Specifies that the inverse geodesic computation is to be performed. | man |
-a | Latitude and longitudes of the initial and terminal points, forward and back azimuths and distance are output. | man |
-t a | Where a specifies a character employed as the first character to denote a control line to be passed through without processing. | man |
-le | Gives a listing of all the ellipsoids that may be selected with the +ellps= option. | man |
-lu | Gives a listing of all the units that may be selected with the +units= option. | man |
-f format | Where format is a printf format string to control the output form of the geographic coordinate and azimuth values. | man |
-F format | Where format is a printf format string to control the output form of the distance value. | man |
-w n | Where n is the number of significant fractional digits to employ for seconds output (when the option is not specified, -w3 is assumed). | man |
-W n | Where n is the number of significant fractional digits to employ for seconds output. | man |
-p | This option causes the azimuthal values to be output as unsigned DMS numbers between 0 and 360 degrees. | man |
Examples (4) from the manual page, untested
geod +ellps=clrk66 -I +units=us-mi <<EOF
The following script determines the geodesic azimuths and distance in U.S.-66d31'50.141" 75d39'13.083" 2587.504
which gives the results:geod +ellps=clrk66 +units=us-mi <<EOF
An example of forward geodesic use is to use the Boston location and determine Portland's location by azimuth and distance:45d31'0.003"N 123d40'59.985"W 75d39'13.094"
which gives:
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