print email comment close Great Circle Mapper URL: http://gc.kls2.com/ Description: A site for generating maps of great circle routes (shortest paths between two points on a sphere's surface; technically geodesic paths when referring to the earth) and related information. This hobbyist site warns that its information "may not be accurate or current and is not valid for navigation or flight planning," but armchair aviators will still find it fascinating and educational to plot maps by paths, ranges, air speed, and other aeronautic measurements. Author: Swartz, Karl L. Library of Congress Subject Headings: Distances -- Measurement Great circle (Geometry) LII Database Information: Record 12279 created by Karen Schneider on 11/01/2002 Last modification on 11/06/2002 Published: 11/01/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12279