(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
This method can parameterize point set surfaces efficiently and with a little distortion based on the stability of geodesics on point set surfaces. 该参数化方法利用测地线距离在不同分别分辨率模型上的稳定性，在保证参数化质量的前提下，很好地解决了参数化点集表面时计算量大的问题。
