ucar.unidata.geoloc

Interface EarthLocation

All Known Subinterfaces:

Station

public interface EarthLocation

A location on the earth, specified by lat, lon and optionally altitude.

Since:

Feb 18, 2008

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static EarthLocation	create(double lat, double lon, double alt) Standard way to create an EarthLocation.
double	getAltitude() Returns the altitude in some unit.
double	getLatitude() Returns the latitude in some unit.
LatLonPoint	getLatLon() Get the lat/lon location
double	getLongitude() Returns the longitude in some unit.
boolean	isMissing() Are either lat or lon missing?

Method Detail

create

static EarthLocation create(double lat,
                            double lon,
                            double alt)

Standard way to create an EarthLocation.

getAltitude

double getAltitude()

Returns the altitude in some unit.

Returns:

the altitude in some unit. A value of Double.NaN indicates "no altitude".

getLatitude

double getLatitude()

Returns the latitude in some unit. The unit is very likely decimal degrees north, but we don't enforce that anywhere.

Returns:

the latitude in some unit.

getLatLon

LatLonPoint getLatLon()

Get the lat/lon location

Returns:

lat/lon location

getLongitude

double getLongitude()

Returns the longitude in some unit. The unit is very likely decimal degrees east, but we don't enforce that anywhere.

Returns:

the longitude in some unit.

isMissing

boolean isMissing()

Are either lat or lon missing?

Returns:

true if lat or lon is missing