Re: [boost] [geometry] Inclusion in the next release?

Subject: Re: [boost] [geometry] Inclusion in the next release?
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-24 15:31:54

Barend Gehrels wrote:
> Hi Romain,
> 
> 
>> Nothing related but, have you done any comparison with GeographicLib (
>> http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net/)? In term of performance and 
>> accuracy
>> for geodesic computation?
>>
>>   
> I know this library but didn't test these aspects. All our projections 
> are converted from proj4 to C++, and by this conversion alone they are 
> slightly faster. It is indeed interesting to see if there are 
> differences with this library.

AFAIS, Geographiclib is not a standalone library but it uses PROJ.4

> We don't have yet official performance tests for projections in the 
> suite Mateusz pointed to.

I have to confess I replied to Romain's post assuming, incorrectly, 
Geographiclib is a yet another geometry library.

Sorry for confusing.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net