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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 WGS 84 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 * WGS84 models the earth as an ellipse.
33 public class Wgs84CoordinateSystem implements CoordinateSystem {
35 * Ellipsoide parameters, where the ellipsoide is defined by
37 * (x^2 + y^2)/a^2 + z^2/b^2 = 1
41 * The radius of the ellipse at the equator
43 private static final double A = 6378137.000;
46 * The distance of the North and South poles to the center of the ellipsoide.
48 private static final double B = 6356752.314;
52 * @see org.wamblee.gpx.CoordinateSystem#toReferenceSystem(org.wamblee.gpx.Coordinates)
54 public Coordinates toReferenceSystem(Coordinates aCoordinates) {
55 double latrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX1());
56 double lonrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX2());
57 double coslat = cos(latrad);
58 double sinlat = sin(latrad);
59 double coslon = cos(lonrad);
60 double sinlon = sin(lonrad);
62 double r = A*B/Math.sqrt(B*B*coslat*coslat + A*A*sinlat*sinlat) + aCoordinates.getX3();
64 return new Coordinates(r*coslat*coslon,
70 private double radians(double aDegrees) {
71 return aDegrees/180.0*PI;