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MyOnAsSalat2018-09-13 10:51:25
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MyOnAsSalat, 2018-09-13 10:51:25

How to calculate the area of ​​a polygon on a sphere?

There is a set of points with 3 types of coordinates: spherical - degrees, radians, Cartesian for a sphere with a radius of 5 c.u.
It is necessary to calculate the area of ​​a polygon on a sphere using a tuple (array) of points, and do not calculate in case of intersection of lines.
I tried using formulas from geodetic sites, it was calculated incorrectly.

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GreatRash, 2018-09-13
@MyOnAsSalat

https://analytics.ncsu.edu/sesug/2016/SD-122_Final...

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Griboks, 2018-09-14
@Griboks

Integrate the given spherical surface and get the area.
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Alexander, 2018-09-14
@Survtur

If the polygon is convex, then it can be quite easily divided into triangles and summed up their areas.

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