Timeline for What's a term for Sea Level Distance which is usable by novice users?
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| Dec 5, 2011 at 13:59 | vote | accept | Sarge | ||
| Nov 24, 2011 at 9:00 | comment | added | blah238 | How about "globe distance", i.e. the distance you would get if you were to measure a piece of string laid on a smooth globe? | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 5:35 | comment | added | Sarge | Thanks. I'm calculating using Vincenty's formula so Euclidean and great-circle are out. The terms geographic, geodesic and ellipsoidal would be scary to users and I don't feel they clearly show that elevation is not included. | |
| Nov 24, 2011 at 2:12 | history | answered | blah238 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |