org.wamblee.gps.geometry
Class ReferenceCoordinateSystem

java.lang.Object
  org.wamblee.gps.geometry.ReferenceCoordinateSystem

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, CoordinateSystem

public class ReferenceCoordinateSystem
extends java.lang.Object
implements CoordinateSystem

Reference coordinate system which is the basis for defining metrics. This is a Cartesian coordinate system.

Author:

Erik Brakkee

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ReferenceCoordinateSystem()
Constructs the coordinate system.

Method Summary

static double	distance(Point aP1, Point aP2) Computes the distance between two points in arbitrary coordinate systems.
Coordinates	toReferenceSystem(Coordinates aCoordinates) Conversion to a reference coordinate system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ReferenceCoordinateSystem

public ReferenceCoordinateSystem()

Constructs the coordinate system.

Method Detail

toReferenceSystem

public Coordinates toReferenceSystem(Coordinates aCoordinates)

Description copied from interface: CoordinateSystem

Conversion to a reference coordinate system.

Specified by:

toReferenceSystem in interface CoordinateSystem

Parameters:

aCoordinates - Coordinates.

Returns:

Coordinates in the reference system.

distance

public static double distance(Point aP1,
                              Point aP2)

Computes the distance between two points in arbitrary coordinate systems.

Parameters:

aP1 - First point.

aP2 - Second point.

Returns:

Distance.