org.wamblee.gps.geometry
Class SphericalCoordinateSystem

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, CoordinateSystem

public class SphericalCoordinateSystem
extends java.lang.Object
implements CoordinateSystem

Represents the coordinate system for a GPS measurement identified by

• x1: latitude in degrees
• x2: longitude in degrees
• x3: elevation in meters

This coordinate system models the earth as a sphere of a specific radius.

Author:

Erik Brakkee

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SphericalCoordinateSystem()

Method Summary

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

SphericalCoordinateSystem

public SphericalCoordinateSystem()

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.