/// <summary> /// Calculates the initial angle to travel to get to another position. /// Calculates on the great circle, therefore the direction to the target is not constant along the path /// </summary> /// <param name="position1">The initial position. This argument can be implicitly given</param> /// <param name="position2">The destination position</param> /// <returns>The angle to travel</returns> /// <remarks>If both distance and direction are required, prefer to use <see cref="GreatCircle.DistAndDir(Iot.Device.Common.GeographicPosition,Iot.Device.Common.GeographicPosition,out UnitsNet.Length,out UnitsNet.Angle)"/></remarks> public static Angle DirectionTo(this GeographicPosition position1, GeographicPosition position2) { Angle result; GreatCircle.DistAndDir(position1, position2, out _, out result); return(result); }
/// <summary> /// Calculate the distance to another position /// </summary> /// <param name="position1">The first position. This argument can be implicitly given</param> /// <param name="position2">The position to go to</param> /// <returns>The distance between the two points</returns> public static Length DistanceTo(this GeographicPosition position1, GeographicPosition position2) { Length result; GreatCircle.DistAndDir(position1, position2, out result, out _); return(result); }