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Interface EarthLocation

All Known Subinterfaces:

Station, StationProfileFeature, StationTimeSeriesFeature

All Known Implementing Classes:

EarthLocationImpl, StationFeatureImpl, StationImpl, StationProfileFeatureImpl

public interface EarthLocation

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

Since:

Feb 18, 2008

Author:

caron

Method Summary

double	getAltitude() altitude in meters; missing = NaN.
double	getLatitude() latitude in decimal degrees north
LatLonPoint	getLatLon() Get the lat/lon location
double	getLongitude() longitude in decimal degrees east

Method Detail

getLatitude

double getLatitude()

latitude in decimal degrees north

Returns:

latitude in decimal degrees north

getLongitude

double getLongitude()

longitude in decimal degrees east

Returns:

longitude in decimal degrees east

getAltitude

double getAltitude()

altitude in meters; missing = NaN.

Returns:

altitude in meters; missing = NaN.

getLatLon

LatLonPoint getLatLon()

Get the lat/lon location

Returns:

lat/lon location