NAME
compass_from_azimuth.pl - Perl routine to get compass heading from azimuth
SYNOPSIS
require "compass_from_azimuth.pl";
compass_from_azimuth( $azimuth );
SUPPORT
Contributed code: NO BRTT support.
THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE WAS CONTRIBUTED BY THE ANTELOPE USER COMMUNITY. BRTT DISCLAIMS ALL OWNERSHIP, LIABILITY, AND SUPPORT FOR THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE.
FOR HELP WITH THIS PIECE OF SOFTWARE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR.
DESCRIPTION
compass_from_azimuth takes an azimuth value in degrees and returns the closest
value on a 16-point compass (N, NNW, NW, WNW, etc.).
EXAMPLE
BUGS AND CAVEATS
This could probably use an option to choose amongst 4, 8, and 16-point compass headings.
AUTHOR
Kent Lindquist, Geophysical Institute, U. of Alaska.
Antelope User Group Contributed Software