The foundations for Great Circle Solutions, LLC began at sea. Navigating the waters of the world creates an understanding of how a simple plan on paper, to travel between two points is not as easy as it seems. We know that the shortest distance between two points on a flat surface is a straight line, but the world is not flat, so the great circle route – a navigational term – is used to describe the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.

Developing a strategy to traverse the waters of the world may seem easy to do, when viewing a map or globe, but is actually more complex, when additional factors are considered. These factors or dimensions, such as weather, current, crew, boat size and condition,(environment or surroundings), just to name a few, impact how the boat will travel as well as, and the time it will take, thus making the planning of the trip more complex. Furthermore, once the ship has set sail, a series of waypoints, or carefully plotted points along our curve using relatively short, straight paths are needed, to verify the boats current status as it relates to the original plan. These waypoints can be measured easily and enable mid-course adjustments as needed.

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