[Boost-users] [Geometry] Calculating distances on the earth

Subject: [Boost-users] [Geometry] Calculating distances on the earth
From: Sean Farrow (sean.farrow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-04 11:14:37

Hi all:
I need to calculate distances on the earth. Ideally I'd like to use the haversine formula.
There is an example in the docs at:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_49_0/libs/geometry/doc/html/geometry/quickstart.html
under the non-Cartesian heading.
Will this do what I need, or do I need the Geographical coordinate system, (if yes where is this available and what features does this supply?)
Any help appreciated.
Regards
Sean.