com.partnersoft.geometry.projection
Interface Ellipsoid

All Known Implementing Classes:

Airy1830, Airy1830Modified, Clarke1866, EPSGEllipsoid, GRS80, I1924UTM, SimpleEllipsoid, WGS84

public interface Ellipsoid

Class to contain the parameters associated with an elipsoid used in modeling the lat long measurements of the earth.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescriptiveName() Returns a description of the elipsoid, good place for any aliases.
double	getMajorAxis() Returns the semi-major axis of the elipsoid.
double	getMinorAxis() Returns the semi-minor axis.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the elipsoid.
java.lang.String	getUnitOfMeasure() Returns the units of measure for the ellipsoid.

Method Detail

getUnitOfMeasure

java.lang.String getUnitOfMeasure()

Returns the units of measure for the ellipsoid.

getMajorAxis

double getMajorAxis()

Returns the semi-major axis of the elipsoid.

getMinorAxis

double getMinorAxis()

Returns the semi-minor axis.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the elipsoid.

getDescriptiveName

java.lang.String getDescriptiveName()

Returns a description of the elipsoid, good place for any aliases.