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https://github.com/euctrl-pru/nvctr

R :package: about n-vector for geographical position calculations using an ellipsoidal model of Earth :globe_with_meridians:
https://github.com/euctrl-pru/nvctr

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R :package: about n-vector for geographical position calculations using an ellipsoidal model of Earth :globe_with_meridians:

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output: github_document
#csl: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/ieee-aerospace-and-electronic-systems-magazine.csl
link-citations: true
references:
- id: gade_2010
title: A Non-Singular Horizontal Position Representation
author:
- family: Gade
given: Kenneth
volume: 63
issn: 0373-4633, 1469-7785
URL: 'www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0373463309990415'
DOI: 10.1017/S0373463309990415
issue: 03
container-title: Journal of Navigation
issued:
year: 2010
month: 07
pages: 395-417
- id: navigationgroupatffi_2010
title: The N-Vector Page
URL: 'https://www.navlab.net/nvector/'
issued:
year: 2010
# month: 07
author:
- family: Navigation Group
given: 'FFI'
---

```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
collapse = TRUE,
comment = "#>",
fig.path = "man/figures/README-",
out.width = "100%"
)
```

# nvctr

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## Overview

The `nvctr` package implements the n-vector approach to geographical position calculations using an
ellipsoidal model of Earth as described in [@gade_2010].

Implementations in various computer languages can be found at the
[n-vector page](https://www.navlab.net/nvector/) [@navigationgroupatffi_2010].

## Installation

You can install the development version of `nvctr` from
[GitHub](https://github.com/euctrl-pru/nvctr) with:

```r
devtools::install_github("euctrl-pru/nvctr")
```

or the CRAN version (when this package will land to CRAN):

```r
install.packages("nvctr")
```

## Usage

`nvctr` can be used to solve geographical position calculation like (example numbers refer to the
ones in the [vignette][vignette]):

* Calculate the surface distance between two geographical positions ([Example 5][ex5]).
* Find the destination point given start point, azimuth/bearing and distance ([Example 8][ex8]).
* Find the mean position (center/midpoint) of several geographical positions ([Example 6][ex6]).
* Find the intersection between two paths ([Example 9][ex9]).
* Find the cross track distance between a path and a position ([Example 10][ex10]).

[vignette]: "nvctr vignette"
[ex5]: "Example 5: Surface distance"
[ex6]: "Example 6: Interpolated position"
[ex8]: "Example 8: A and azimuth/distance to B"
[ex9]: "Example 9: Intersection of two paths"
[ex10]: "Example 10: Cross track distance (cross track error)"

## References