Analytic (closed form) Solutions

• Often can not be found

• When available, always used in mapping, charting and geodesy applications

• Advantages:

  • They provide exact reference values
  • Useful for derivations
  • ORM parameters embedded as variables

• Disadvantages

  • Usually involve many transcendental functions
  • Generally least efficient
  • Usually too accurate (wasted computation time)

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