geographiclib: Access to 'GeographicLib'

Bindings to the 'GeographicLib' C++ library <https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/> for precise geodetic calculations including geodesic computations (distance, bearing, paths, intersections), map projections (UTM/UPS, Transverse Mercator, Lambert Conformal Conic, and more), grid reference systems (MGRS, Geohash, GARS, Georef), coordinate conversions (geocentric, local Cartesian), and polygon area on the WGS84 ellipsoid. All functions are fully vectorized.

Package details

AuthorMichael Sumner [cre, aut], Charles Karney [cph, aut] (GeographicLib author and maintainer), Mark Borgerding [cph] (kissfft library (BSD-3-Clause))
MaintainerMichael Sumner <mdsumner@gmail.com>
LicenseMIT + file LICENSE
Version0.4.2
URL https://github.com/hypertidy/geographiclib
Package repositoryView on CRAN
Installation Install the latest version of this package by entering the following in R:
install.packages("geographiclib")

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geographiclib documentation built on March 4, 2026, 9:07 a.m.