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Proj is an Elixir library for converting coordinates between different
coordinate systems, using Erlang NIFs to the OSGeo PROJ.4 library.
Proj also supports geodesic functions from PROJ.4. A geodesic is the shortest
line around the globe which crosses through two points. This is useful for
solving problems such as:
Finding the distance between two locations
Finding the bearings between two locations
Finding the resulting location after moving x metres forwards facing a
certain bearing from a given location
Plotting a set of points in a line between two locations
Installation
Before you can install Proj, you must have:
gcc
PROJ.4 newer than 4.9.0 (PROJ 5+ should work, but this library makes use of
the legacy PROJ.4 API.)
Ubuntu / Debian:
apt install libproj-dev gcc binutils libc-dev make
Red Hat / CentOS
yum install proj-devel binutils gcc glibc-devel make
macOS
brew install proj
Proj has currently only been tested on GNU/Linux and Mac OS X. Windows support
has not yet been tested and may require some small changes to work under a
Cygwin or MinGW environment.
Example Usage
iex>{:ok,bng}=Proj.from_epsg(27700)# British National Grid CRS is EPSG:27700{:ok,#Proj<+init=epsg:27700 ...>}# Convert the British National Grid Easting + Northing of Buckingham Palace into# a Latitude + Longitude pairiex>Proj.to_lat_lng!({529155,179699},bng){51.50147938477216,-0.1406319210455952}# Convert the Latitude + Longitude of Buckingham Palace to its# British National Grid Easting + Northingiex>Proj.from_lat_lng!({51.501479,-0.140631},bng){529155.0658918166,179698.9583449281}# Calculate the shortest distance "as the crow flies" in metres between# Buckingham Palace and the Eiffel Toweriex>Proj.Geodesic.distance({51.501476,-0.140634},{48.8584,2.2945})341549.6819692767# Calculate the resulting location after travelling 100 metres forwards from# Buckingham Palace, facing a bearing of 060°iex>Proj.Geodesic.travel({51.501476,-0.140634},60,100){51.50192539979596,-0.1393868003258145}
About
Elixir coordinate conversion library using OSGeo's PROJ.4