te::srs::Ellipsoid Class Reference

A reference ellipsoid is an approximation of the Earth's surface as a squashed sphere. More...

#include <Ellipsoid.h>

Public Member Functions
	Ellipsoid (const std::string &name="", double rad=0.0, double invflat=0.0)
	Constructor with parameters.
double	getInverseFlattening () const
	Returns the Ellipsoid inverse flattening.
const std::string &	getName () const
	Returns the Ellipsoid name.
double	getRadium () const
	Returns the Ellipsoid radium.
std::string	getWKT () const
	Returns a WKT string that represents the ellipsoid.
void	setInverseFlattening (const double &invflat)
	Sets the Ellipsoid inverse flattening.
void	setName (const std::string &name)
	Sets the Ellipsoid name.
void	setRadium (const double &rad)
	Sets the Ellipsoid radium.

Private Attributes
double	m_invFlattening
	Earth flattening.
std::string	m_name
	Ellipsoid name.
double	m_radium
	Earth equatorial radius (Meters)

Detailed Description

A reference ellipsoid is an approximation of the Earth's surface as a squashed sphere.

Note

The terms "spheroid" and "ellipsoid" are synonymous.

Definition at line 50 of file Ellipsoid.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Ellipsoid()

te::srs::Ellipsoid::Ellipsoid	(	const std::string &	name = "",
		double	rad = 0.0,
		double	invflat = 0.0
	)

Constructor with parameters.

Parameters

name	Ellipsoid name (default empty string).
rad	Semi-major axis (default 0.0);
invflat	Inverse flattening (default 0.0).

Member Function Documentation

getInverseFlattening()

double te::srs::Ellipsoid::getInverseFlattening

(

)

const

Returns the Ellipsoid inverse flattening.

getName()

const std::string & te::srs::Ellipsoid::getName

(

)

const

Returns the Ellipsoid name.

getRadium()

double te::srs::Ellipsoid::getRadium

(

)

const

Returns the Ellipsoid radium.

getWKT()

std::string te::srs::Ellipsoid::getWKT

(

)

const

Returns a WKT string that represents the ellipsoid.

setInverseFlattening()

void te::srs::Ellipsoid::setInverseFlattening

(

const double &

invflat

)

Sets the Ellipsoid inverse flattening.

Parameters

invflat

Ellipsoid inverse flattening.

setName()

void te::srs::Ellipsoid::setName

(

const std::string &

name

)

Sets the Ellipsoid name.

Parameters

name	Ellipsoid name.

setRadium()

void te::srs::Ellipsoid::setRadium

(

const double &

rad

)

Sets the Ellipsoid radium.

Parameters

rad	Ellipsoid radium.

Member Data Documentation

m_invFlattening

double te::srs::Ellipsoid::m_invFlattening

private

Earth flattening.

Definition at line 97 of file Ellipsoid.h.

m_name

std::string te::srs::Ellipsoid::m_name

private

Ellipsoid name.

Definition at line 95 of file Ellipsoid.h.

m_radium

double te::srs::Ellipsoid::m_radium

private

Earth equatorial radius (Meters)

Definition at line 96 of file Ellipsoid.h.

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