de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.math.geodesy

Interface EarthModel

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractEarthModel, Clarke1858SpheroidEarthModel, Clarke1880SpheroidEarthModel, GRS67SpheroidEarthModel, GRS80SpheroidEarthModel, SphericalCosineEarthModel, SphericalHaversineEarthModel, SphericalVincentyEarthModel, WGS72SpheroidEarthModel, WGS84SpheroidEarthModel

public interface EarthModel

API for handling different earth models.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static OptionID	MODEL_ID Parameter to choose the earth model to use.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	distanceDeg(double lat1, double lng1, double lat2, double lng2) Compute the geodetic distance between two surface coordinates.
double	distanceRad(double lat1, double lng1, double lat2, double lng2) Compute the geodetic distance between two surface coordinates.
double	ecefToLatDeg(double x, double y, double z) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude.
double[]	ecefToLatLngDegHeight(double x, double y, double z) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude, longitude and height.
double[]	ecefToLatLngRadHeight(double x, double y, double z) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude, longitude and height.
double	ecefToLatRad(double x, double y, double z) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude.
double	ecefToLngDeg(double x, double y) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding longitude.
double	ecefToLngRad(double x, double y) Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding longitude.
double	getEquatorialRadius() Equatorial radius
double	getPolarDistance() Polar distance.
double[]	latLngDegToECEF(double lat, double lng) Map a degree latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model.
double[]	latLngDegToECEF(double lat, double lng, double h) Map a degree latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model.
double[]	latLngRadToECEF(double lat, double lng) Map a radians latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model.
double[]	latLngRadToECEF(double lat, double lng, double h) Map a radians latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model.
double	minDistDeg(double plat, double plng, double rminlat, double rminlng, double rmaxlat, double rmaxlng) Compute a lower bound for the geodetic distance point to rectangle.
double	minDistRad(double plat, double plng, double rminlat, double rminlng, double rmaxlat, double rmaxlng) Compute a lower bound for the geodetic distance point to rectangle.

Field Detail

MODEL_ID

static final OptionID MODEL_ID

Parameter to choose the earth model to use.

Method Detail

latLngDegToECEF

double[] latLngDegToECEF(double lat,
                       double lng)

Map a degree latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model. The coordinate system is usually chosen such that the earth rotates around the Z axis and X points to the prime meridian and Equator.

Parameters:

lat - Latitude in degree

lng - Longitude in degree

Returns:

Coordinate triple, in meters.

latLngRadToECEF

double[] latLngRadToECEF(double lat,
                       double lng)

Map a radians latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model. The coordinate system is usually chosen such that the earth rotates around the Z axis and X points to the prime meridian and Equator.

Parameters:

lat - Latitude in radians

lng - Longitude in radians

Returns:

Coordinate triple, in meters.

latLngDegToECEF

double[] latLngDegToECEF(double lat,
                       double lng,
                       double h)

Map a degree latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model. The coordinate system is usually chosen such that the earth rotates around the Z axis and X points to the prime meridian and Equator.

Parameters:

lat - Latitude in degree

lng - Longitude in degree

h - Height

Returns:

Coordinate triple, in meters.

latLngRadToECEF

double[] latLngRadToECEF(double lat,
                       double lng,
                       double h)

Map a radians latitude, longitude pair to 3D X-Y-Z coordinates, using a spherical earth model. The coordinate system is usually chosen such that the earth rotates around the Z axis and X points to the prime meridian and Equator.

Parameters:

lat - Latitude in radians

lng - Longitude in radians

h - Height

Returns:

Coordinate triple, in meters.

ecefToLatDeg

double ecefToLatDeg(double x,
                  double y,
                  double z)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

z - Z value

Returns:

Latitude in degrees

ecefToLatRad

double ecefToLatRad(double x,
                  double y,
                  double z)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

z - Z value

Returns:

Latitude in radians

ecefToLngDeg

double ecefToLngDeg(double x,
                  double y)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding longitude.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

Returns:

Longitude in degrees

ecefToLngRad

double ecefToLngRad(double x,
                  double y)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding longitude.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

Returns:

Longitude in radians

ecefToLatLngDegHeight

double[] ecefToLatLngDegHeight(double x,
                             double y,
                             double z)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude, longitude and height. Note: if you are not interested in the height, use ecefToLatDeg(double, double, double) and ecefToLngDeg(double, double) instead, which has a smaller memory footprint.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

z - Z value

Returns:

Array containing (latitude, longitude, height).

ecefToLatLngRadHeight

double[] ecefToLatLngRadHeight(double x,
                             double y,
                             double z)

Convert a 3D coordinate pair to the corresponding latitude, longitude and height. Note: if you are not interested in the height, use ecefToLatRad(double, double, double) and ecefToLngRad(double, double) instead, which has a smaller memory footprint.

Parameters:

x - X value

y - Y value

z - Z value

Returns:

Array containing (latitude, longitude, height).

distanceDeg

double distanceDeg(double lat1,
                 double lng1,
                 double lat2,
                 double lng2)

Compute the geodetic distance between two surface coordinates.

Parameters:

lat1 - Latitude of first in degrees.

lng1 - Longitude of first in degrees.

lat2 - Latitude of second in degrees.

lng2 - Longitude of second in degrees.

Returns:

Distance in meters.

distanceRad

double distanceRad(double lat1,
                 double lng1,
                 double lat2,
                 double lng2)

Compute the geodetic distance between two surface coordinates.

Parameters:

lat1 - Latitude of first in radians.

lng1 - Longitude of first in radians.

lat2 - Latitude of second in radians.

lng2 - Longitude of second in radians.

Returns:

Distance in meters.

minDistDeg

double minDistDeg(double plat,
                double plng,
                double rminlat,
                double rminlng,
                double rmaxlat,
                double rmaxlng)

Compute a lower bound for the geodetic distance point to rectangle.

Parameters:

plat - Latitude of point in degrees.

plng - Longitude of point in degrees.

rminlat - Min latitude of rectangle in degrees.

rminlng - Min Longitude of rectangle in degrees.

rmaxlat - Max Latitude of rectangle in degrees.

rmaxlng - Max Longitude of rectangle in degrees.

Returns:

Distance in meters.

minDistRad

double minDistRad(double plat,
                double plng,
                double rminlat,
                double rminlng,
                double rmaxlat,
                double rmaxlng)

Compute a lower bound for the geodetic distance point to rectangle.

Parameters:

plat - Latitude of point in radians.

plng - Longitude of point in radians.

rminlat - Min latitude of rectangle in radians.

rminlng - Min Longitude of rectangle in radians.

rmaxlat - Max Latitude of rectangle in radians.

rmaxlng - Max Longitude of rectangle in radians.

Returns:

Distance in meters.

getEquatorialRadius

double getEquatorialRadius()

Equatorial radius

Returns:

Radius

getPolarDistance

double getPolarDistance()

Polar distance.

Returns:

Distance to poles (= minor radius)