This policy explains how CalculatingDistance.com creates, reviews, and corrects its educational content and calculators.
Editorial principles
- Clarity: formulas and calculator outputs should be understandable to non-specialists.
- Transparency: important assumptions, data sources, and limitations should be stated.
- Task focus: each calculator should answer a clearly defined distance-related question.
- Evidence: technical explanations should rely on established mathematical and geographic methods.
- Separation: educational explanations should not be presented as professional or safety-critical advice.
Authorship and review
Content is authored and reviewed by Muzammal Amin, a PhD researcher in Physics at the University of Turin with core expertise in mathematics and physics. Automated tools may assist with drafting, formatting, or quality checks, but responsibility for published content remains with the website author.
Calculator testing
Calculators are tested with representative inputs and known examples. Because some tools depend on external geocoding, routing, or map services, results may change as those services or datasets change.
Corrections
Material errors are corrected when identified. Readers can report a potential error through the contact page. Helpful reports include the page URL, input values, displayed result, expected result, and supporting source where relevant.
Updates
Pages may be updated to improve clarity, address technical changes, repair links, or reflect changes in third-party services. Significant policy revisions are accompanied by an updated revision date.