Merge branch 'main' into ms/#320-adding-new-feature-to-GeoUtils

Author: staudtMarius

build.gradle

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ dependencies {
 	// CORE Scala //
 	implementation "org.scala-lang:scala-library:${scalaBinaryVersion}"
 	implementation "org.scala-lang.modules:scala-parallel-collections_${scalaVersion}:1.0.4"
-	implementation "org.typelevel:cats-core_${scalaVersion}:2.8.0" // advanced functional programming
+	implementation "org.typelevel:cats-core_${scalaVersion}:2.9.0" // advanced functional programming
 
 	// TEST Scala //
 	implementation "org.scalatest:scalatest_$scalaVersion:3.2.14"