macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install geographicliblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install geographiclibMacPorts ports tree · gis/geographiclib/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 6395
Install geographiclib with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, apt, dnf
C++ geography library. Version 2.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install geographiclib-doc.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#geographiclibnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ge/geographiclib/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install geographiclib-docDebian stable package indexes · geographiclib-doc · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install GeographicLibFedora Rawhide package metadata · GeographicLib · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
C++ geography library
Project links
Commands and aliases
- Cart3Convert
- CartConvert
- Conformal3Proj
- ConicProj
- GeoConvert
- Geod3Solve
- GeodSolve
- GeodesicProj
- GeoidEval
- Gravity
- IntersectTool
- MagneticField
- Planimeter
- RhumbSolve
- TransverseMercatorProj
- geographiclib-get-geoids
- geographiclib-get-gravity
- geographiclib-get-magnetic
history
Project history and usage
GeographicLib is a family of geodesy libraries descended from Charles Karney's C++ library, which began in 2008. The C++ library provides geodesic and rhumb-line calculations, coordinate conversions, gravity and geomagnetic field calculations, triaxial-ellipsoid computations, command-line utilities, and high-accuracy algorithms intended to return results near round-off error.
Project history
The project began as a C++ library, then grew because its geodesic routines were useful enough to port to several other languages. Before version 2.0, those implementations lived together in one repository; after version 2.0 they were split into a family of repositories, leaving the C++ repository as the broadest implementation.
The documentation describes GeographicLib as project-hosted on SourceForge, with repositories on GitHub and package distributions maintained through SourceForge. The C++ repository also documents separate release and development branches, a pattern useful to downstream packagers who need stable tagged releases.
Adoption history
GeographicLib's geodesic routines spread beyond the C++ package into C, Fortran, Python, Octave/MATLAB, Java, and JavaScript implementations. The C library is incorporated into PROJ and the R geosphere package, and official notes list downstream availability in Linux distributions, conda-forge, vcpkg, and Homebrew.
How it is used
Practitioners use GeographicLib when accuracy matters for ellipsoidal geodesics, UTM/UPS/MGRS conversion, geocentric and local Cartesian conversion, geoid height evaluation, gravity models, magnetic models, polygon perimeter and area, and rhumb-line calculations. The package exposes this work through C++ APIs and many small utilities such as `GeodSolve`, `GeoConvert`, `GeoidEval`, `Gravity`, and `MagneticField`.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, GeographicLib is a compact but foundational geodesy dependency: it provides command-line tools, data installers, and stable library APIs used by mapping, GIS, surveying, navigation, and scientific software. The split between code packages and optional datasets makes it a classic packaging case where binaries and data files are handled separately.
Timeline
- 2008: Charles Karney's original C++ library began.
- 2009-2025: The documentation copyright span reflects long-running public maintenance.
- 2.0: Language implementations were separated into a family of repositories.
Related projects
- Related implementations include GeographicLib-C, GeographicLib-Fortran, GeographicLib-Python, GeographicLib-Java, and JavaScript packages. The documentation also names PROJ, geosphere, conda-forge, vcpkg, Homebrew, and several independent ports or wrappers.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Cart3Convert | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
CartConvert | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
Conformal3Proj | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ConicProj | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
GeoConvert | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
Geod3Solve | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
GeodSolve | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
GeodesicProj | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
GeoidEval | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
Gravity | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
IntersectTool | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
MagneticField | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
Planimeter | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
RhumbSolve | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
TransverseMercatorProj | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
geographiclib-get-geoids | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
geographiclib-get-gravity | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
geographiclib-get-magnetic | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.7
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:geographiclib |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
geographiclib-doc 2.5-1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- documentation
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install geographiclib-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Debian apt95%
geographiclib-tools 2.5-1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- tools
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install geographiclib-tools- Section: science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 5 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Debian apt95%
libgeographiclib-dev 2.5-1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- development files
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install libgeographiclib-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Debian apt95%
libgeographiclib26 2.5-1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- library
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install libgeographiclib26- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Nix95%
geographiclib
nix profile install nixpkgs#geographiclib- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Ubuntu apt95%
geographiclib-doc 2.3-1build1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- documentation
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install geographiclib-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Ubuntu apt95%
geographiclib-tools 2.3-1build1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- tools
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install geographiclib-tools- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 5 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Ubuntu apt95%
libgeographiclib-dev 2.3-1build1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- development files
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install libgeographiclib-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
Ubuntu apt95%
libgeographiclib26 2.3-1build1
C++ library to solve some geodesic problems -- library
https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
sudo apt install libgeographiclib26- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: geographiclib
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
dnf95%
GeographicLib 2.7-4.fc45
Library for geographic coordinate transformations
https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib
sudo dnf install GeographicLib- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: GeographicLib
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
dnf95%
GeographicLib-devel 2.7-4.fc45
Development files and libraries for GeographicLib
https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib
sudo dnf install GeographicLib-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: GeographicLib
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
dnf95%
GeographicLib-doc 2.7-4.fc45
Development documentation for GeographicLib
https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib
sudo dnf install GeographicLib-doc- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: GeographicLib
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
dnf95%
mingw32-GeographicLib 2.7-4.fc45
MinGW Windows GeographicLib library
https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib
sudo dnf install mingw32-GeographicLib- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: GeographicLib
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
dnf95%
mingw64-GeographicLib 2.7-4.fc45
MinGW Windows GeographicLib library
https://github.com/geographiclib/geographiclib
sudo dnf install mingw64-GeographicLib- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: GeographicLib
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
MacPorts95%
geographiclib
sudo port install geographiclib- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Geographiclib
MacPorts94%
gravity
sudo port install gravity- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gravity
source trail
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