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package org.wamblee.gps.geometry;
import static java.lang.Math.PI;
import static java.lang.Math.cos;
import static java.lang.Math.sin;
/**
* Represents the coordinate system for a GPS measurement identified by
*
* - x1: latitude in degrees
* - x2: longitude in degrees
* - x3: elevation in meters
*
* This coordinate system models the earth as a sphere of a specific radius.
*
* @author Erik Brakkee
*/
public class SphericalCoordinateSystem implements CoordinateSystem {
/**
* Earth radius in meters.
*/
private static final double EARTH_RADIUS = 6371000;
/* (non-Javadoc)
* @see org.wamblee.gpx.CoordinateSystem#toReferenceSystem(org.wamblee.gpx.Coordinates)
*/
public Coordinates toReferenceSystem(Coordinates aCoordinates) {
double latrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX1());
double lonrad = radians(aCoordinates.getX2());
double coslat = cos(latrad);
double sinlat = sin(latrad);
double coslon = cos(lonrad);
double sinlon = sin(lonrad);
double trueElevation = EARTH_RADIUS + aCoordinates.getX3();
return new Coordinates(trueElevation*coslat*coslon,
trueElevation*coslat*sinlon,
trueElevation*sinlat);
}
private double radians(double aDegrees) {
return aDegrees/180.0*PI;
}
}