0

I have two points. A vehicle is at point A and I have the coordinates at point A. The vehicle moves to point B and I know the coordinates as well.

I would like to find the angle of movement i.e., 0,180,90,45,360 degrees etc. With the angle, I can tell in what direction its headed relative to origin.

Given that I know the coordinates at A and B, how would I calculate the degree between point A and B.

Improve this question
4
  • I am not using any program. I am reading this igismap.com/… to calculate bearing and i want to test with real data and see whether the formulas work. – Gandalf May 20 '19 at 17:20
  • See this link for more help. igismap.com/… – GBG May 20 '19 at 17:44
  • This is more than a little complicated, with the formal name of the Inverse Geodetic Problem – Vince May 20 '19 at 18:21
  • Add "bearing" to your question tags – Hans Erren Jun 1 '19 at 10:18
1

Do like sailors did in the past: take a mercator map that has the two locations on it, draw a straight line between the two points and measure using a protractor the angle with a meridian, that angle is your bearing.

You already found the link to maths and software https://www.igismap.com/formula-to-find-bearing-or-heading-angle-between-two-points-latitude-longitude/

Improve this answer

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and cookie policy

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.