diff --git a/src/Core/Geographic/Coordinates.js b/src/Core/Geographic/Coordinates.js
index 70ad97ff5f..d445915ad9 100644
--- a/src/Core/Geographic/Coordinates.js
+++ b/src/Core/Geographic/Coordinates.js
@@ -218,17 +218,17 @@ class Coordinates {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Calculate geodesic distance between this coordinates and `coord`.
-     * **Geodesic distance** is calculated in an ellispoid space as the distance
+     * Calculate geodetic distance between this coordinates and `coord`.
+     * **Geodetic distance** is calculated in an ellispoid space as the shortest distance
      * across the curved surface of the world.
      *
      * => As the crow flies/ Orthodromy
      *
      * @param  {Coordinates}  coord  The coordinate
-     * @return {number} geodesic distance
+     * @return {number} geodetic distance
      *
      */
-    geodesicDistanceTo(coord) {
+    geodeticDistanceTo(coord) {
         this.as('EPSG:4326', coord0);
         coord.as('EPSG:4326', coord1);
         return ellipsoid.geodesicDistance(coord0, coord1);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class Coordinates {
      * @return {number} earth euclidean distance
      *
      */
-    earthEuclideanDistanceTo(coord) {
+    spatialEuclideanDistanceTo(coord) {
         this.as('EPSG:4978', coord0).toVector3(v0);
         coord.as('EPSG:4978', coord1).toVector3(v1);
         return v0.distanceTo(v1);
diff --git a/src/Core/Geographic/Extent.js b/src/Core/Geographic/Extent.js
index 9ba2f1ce89..b4e8ca14de 100644
--- a/src/Core/Geographic/Extent.js
+++ b/src/Core/Geographic/Extent.js
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class Extent {
     * @return {THREE.Vector2}
     */
     dimensions(target = new THREE.Vector2()) {
-        console.warn('Extent.dimensions is deprecated, use planarDimensions, geodesicDimensions or geodesicChordDimensions');
+        console.warn('Extent.dimensions is deprecated, use planarDimensions, geodeticDimensions or spatialEuclideanDimensions');
         target.x = Math.abs(this.east - this.west);
         target.y = Math.abs(this.north - this.south);
         return target;
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ class Extent {
     }
 
     /**
-     *  Geodesic dimensions are two planar distances west/east and south/north.
-     *  Geodesic distance is calculated in an ellispoid space as the distance
+     *  Geodetic dimensions are two planar distances west/east and south/north.
+     *  Geodetic distance is calculated in an ellispoid space as the distance
      *  across the curved surface of the world.
      *
      * @param      {THREE.Vector2}  [target=new THREE.Vector2()]  The target
-     * @return     {THREE.Vector2}  Planar dimensions
+     * @return     {THREE.Vector2}  geodetic dimensions
      */
-    geodesicDimensions(target = new THREE.Vector2()) {
+    geodeticDimensions(target = new THREE.Vector2()) {
         // set 3 corners extent
         cNorthWest.crs = this.crs;
         cSouthWest.crs = this.crs;
@@ -294,18 +294,18 @@ class Extent {
         cSouthWest.setFromValues(this.west, this.south, 0);
         cNorthEast.setFromValues(this.east, this.north, 0);
 
-        // calcul geodesic distance northWest/northEast and northWest/southWest
-        return target.set(cNorthWest.geodesicDistanceTo(cNorthEast), cNorthWest.geodesicDistanceTo(cSouthWest));
+        // calcul geodetic distance northWest/northEast and northWest/southWest
+        return target.set(cNorthWest.geodeticDistanceTo(cNorthEast), cNorthWest.geodeticDistanceTo(cSouthWest));
     }
 
     /**
-     *  Earth euclidean dimensions are two earth euclidean distances between west/east and south/north.
-     *  Earth euclidean distance chord is calculated in a ellispoid space.
+     *  Spatial euclidean dimensions are two spatial euclidean distances between west/east corner and south/north corner.
+     *  Spatial euclidean distance chord is calculated in a ellispoid space.
      *
      * @param      {THREE.Vector2}  [target=new THREE.Vector2()]  The target
-     * @return     {THREE.Vector2}  Earth euclidean dimensions
+     * @return     {THREE.Vector2}  spatial euclidean dimensions
      */
-    earthEuclideanDimensions(target = new THREE.Vector2()) {
+    spatialEuclideanDimensions(target = new THREE.Vector2()) {
         // set 3 corners extent
         cNorthWest.crs = this.crs;
         cSouthWest.crs = this.crs;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class Extent {
         cNorthEast.setFromValues(this.east, this.north, 0);
 
         // calcul chord distance northWest/northEast and northWest/southWest
-        return target.set(cNorthWest.earthEuclideanDistanceTo(cNorthEast), cNorthWest.earthEuclideanDistanceTo(cSouthWest));
+        return target.set(cNorthWest.spatialEuclideanDistanceTo(cNorthEast), cNorthWest.spatialEuclideanDistanceTo(cSouthWest));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/unit/coordinate.js b/test/unit/coordinate.js
index 77f965a1dc..035f9515f9 100644
--- a/test/unit/coordinate.js
+++ b/test/unit/coordinate.js
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ describe('Coordinates', function () {
         const coord0 = new Coordinates('EPSG:4326', 0, 45, 0);
         const coord1 = new Coordinates('EPSG:4326', 1.83421, 46.2579066, 0);
 
-        const distance = coord0.geodesicDistanceTo(coord1) / 1000;
+        const distance = coord0.geodeticDistanceTo(coord1) / 1000;
         assert.ok(Math.abs(distance - 200) < 0.01);
-        assert.equal(distance, coord1.geodesicDistanceTo(coord0) / 1000);
+        assert.equal(distance, coord1.geodeticDistanceTo(coord0) / 1000);
     });
 
     it('should correctly return earth euclidean distance to other coordinates', function () {
         const coord0 = new Coordinates('EPSG:4326', 0, 45, 0);
         const coord1 = new Coordinates('EPSG:4326', 1.83421, 46.2579066, 0);
 
-        const distance = coord0.earthEuclideanDistanceTo(coord1);
+        const distance = coord0.spatialEuclideanDistanceTo(coord1);
         assert.equal(distance, 199991.80319097277);
-        assert.equal(distance, coord1.earthEuclideanDistanceTo(coord0));
+        assert.equal(distance, coord1.spatialEuclideanDistanceTo(coord0));
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/unit/extent.js b/test/unit/extent.js
index 2468cc032f..c95d7fe2a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/extent.js
+++ b/test/unit/extent.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('Extent', function () {
         const extent = new Extent('EPSG:4326', 3, 3.01, 46, 46.01);
         const dimensions = new Vector2();
 
-        extent.earthEuclideanDimensions(dimensions);
+        extent.spatialEuclideanDimensions(dimensions);
         assert.equal(dimensions.x, 774.4934293643765);
         assert.equal(dimensions.y, 1111.5141604285038);
     });
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('Extent', function () {
         const extent = new Extent('EPSG:4326', 3, 3.01, 46, 46.01);
         const dimensions = new Vector2();
 
-        extent.geodesicDimensions(dimensions);
+        extent.geodeticDimensions(dimensions);
         assert.equal(dimensions.x, 773.2375602074535);
         assert.equal(dimensions.y, 1113.3197697640906);
     });