A GPS datum that specifies the reference ellipsoid for use in GPS calculations. More...

#include <gps_util.h>

Collaboration diagram for GPSDatum:

Public Member Functions
	GPSDatum (double a, double b)
	Construct a new GPSDatum object, with the specified parameters for the ellipsoid.

double	getA () const
	Get the semi-major axis of the reference ellipsoid.

double	getB () const
	Get the semi-minor axis of the reference ellipsoid.

double	getFlattening () const
	Get the flattening parameter of the reference ellipsoid.

double	getSquareEccentricity () const
	Get the square of the (first) eccentricity of the ellipsoid.

Static Public Attributes
static const GPSDatum	WGS84
	Reference links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodetic_datum#Earth_reference_ellipsoid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System#1984_version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitude#Length_of_a_degree_of_longitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitude#Meridian_distance_on_the_ellipsoid.

Detailed Description

A GPS datum that specifies the reference ellipsoid for use in GPS calculations.

This is important to resolve what exact location a gps coordinate specifies.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

GPSDatum::GPSDatum	(	double	a,
		double	b )

Construct a new GPSDatum object, with the specified parameters for the ellipsoid.

Parameters

a	The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid.
b	The semi-minor axis of the ellipsoid.

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