A Ruby library for working with compass points.
- Project page: http://github.com/infused/compass_point
- API Documentation: http://rubydoc.info/github/infused/compass_point/
- Report bugs: http://github.com/infused/compass_point/issues
Compass Point is compatible with the following versions of Ruby:
- MRI Ruby 3.1.x, 3.2.x, and 3.3.x
gem install compass_point
Given an string such as "NW", "SE", "Northeast by east", or "N 20° W", azimuth will
return the corresponding azimuth in degrees from 0 to 360:
CompassPoint.azimuth('N') #=> 0.0
CompassPoint.azimuth('S') #=> 180.0
CompassPoint.azimuth('swbs') #=> 213.75
CompassPoint.azimuth('Northeast by east') #=> 56.25
CompassPoint.azimuth('N 20° W') #=> 340
Use back_azimuth to find the opposite azimuth:
CompassPoint.azimuth('N') #=> 180.0
CompassPoint.azimuth('S') #=> 0.0
CompassPoint.azimuth('swbs') #=> 33.75
You can also get the minimum and maximum azimuths for any
abbreviation with min, max and min_max:
CompassPoint.min('E') #=> 84.38
CompassPoint.max('E') #=> 95.62
CompassPoint.min('Northeast by east') #=> 50.63
CompassPoint.max('Northeast by east') #=> 61.87
CompassPoint.min_max('E') #=> [84.38, 95.62]
CompassPoint.min_max('Northeast by east') #=> [50.63, 61.87]
Get the full name for an abbreviation:
CompassPoint.name('NNW') #=> "North northwest"
CompassPoint.name('SEbS') #=> "Southeast by south"
Given an azimuth, calculate the compass quadrant bearing. For example:
CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(103) #=> "S 77° E"
CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(340) #=> "N 20° W"
CompassPoint.compass_quadrant_bearing(0) #=> "N"
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