[TUTORIAL] Understanding Geographical Coordinates (Patreon)

This series introduces the concept of trilateration. This technique can be applied to a wide range of problems, from indoor localisation to earthquake detection. This first post provides a general introduction to the concept of geographical coordinates, and how they can be effectively manipulated. The second post in the series, Localisation and Trilateration, will cover the actual techniques used to identify the position of an object given independent distance readings. Most trilateration tutorials require the measures from the sensors to be precise and consistent. The approach here presented, instead, is highly robust and can tolerate inaccurate readings.

• Introduction
• Part 1. Understanding Geographical Coordinates
• Part 2. Local Geographical Distance
• Part 3. Great-Circle Distance
• Conclusion

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