Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11928: surveyor area method is inaccurate

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #11928: surveyor area method is inaccurate
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-26 16:37:57

#11928: surveyor area method is inaccurate
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  Reporter:  Charles Karney <charles@…>  |      Owner:  barendgehrels
      Type:  Bugs                        |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined            |  Component:  geometry
   Version:  Boost 1.58.0                |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                              |   Keywords:  area
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Comment (by Charles Karney <charles@…>):

 By the way, in [http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net GeographicLib], I use
 an
 [http://geographiclib.sourceforge.net/html/classGeographicLib_1_1Accumulator.html

 Accumulator] class to perform the summation.  This effectively sums at
 double the normal precision.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/11928#comment:3>
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