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libs/geometry/oblate_spheroid.hpp

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+#pragma once
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+#include "geometry/latlon.hpp"
+
+namespace oblate_spheroid
+{
+/// \brief Calculates the distance in meters between two points on an ellipsoidal earth model.
+/// Implements Vincenty’s formula for the "distance between points" problem.
+/// Vincenty's solution is much slower but more accurate than ms::DistanceOnEarth from [geometry].
+/// https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenty%27s_formulae
+double GetDistance(ms::LatLon const & point1, ms::LatLon const & point2);
+}  // namespace oblate_spheroid