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17 package org.wamblee.gps.geometry;
19 import static java.lang.Math.PI;
20 import static java.lang.Math.cos;
21 import static java.lang.Math.sin;
25 * Represents the coordinate system for a GPS measurement identified by
27 * <li> x1: latitude in degrees </li>
28 * <li> x2: longitude in degrees </li>
29 * <li> x3: elevation in meters </li>
31 * This coordinate system models the earth as a sphere of a specific radius.
33 public class SphericalCoordinateSystem implements CoordinateSystem {
35 * Earth radius in meters.
37 private static final double EARTH_RADIUS = 6371000;
41 * @see org.wamblee.gpx.CoordinateSystem#toReferenceSystem(org.wamblee.gpx.Coordinates)
43 public Coordinates toReferenceSystem(Coordinates aCoordinates) {
44 double latrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX1());
45 double lonrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX2());
46 double coslat = cos(latrad);
47 double sinlat = sin(latrad);
48 double coslon = cos(lonrad);
49 double sinlon = sin(lonrad);
51 double trueElevation = EARTH_RADIUS + aCoordinates.getX3();
52 return new Coordinates(trueElevation*coslat*coslon,
53 trueElevation*coslat*sinlon,
54 trueElevation*sinlat);
58 private double radians(double aDegrees) {
59 return aDegrees/180.0*PI;