org.gavaghan.geodesy

Class GeodeticMeasurement

java.lang.Object

org.gavaghan.geodesy.GeodeticCurve

org.gavaghan.geodesy.GeodeticMeasurement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class GeodeticMeasurement
extends GeodeticCurve

This is the outcome of a three dimensional geodetic calculation. It represents the path a between two GlobalPositions for a specified reference ellipsoid.

Author:

Mike Gavaghan

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GeodeticMeasurement(double ellipsoidalDistance, double azimuth, double reverseAzimuth, double elevationChange) Creates a new instance of GeodeticMeasurement.
GeodeticMeasurement(GeodeticCurve averageCurve, double elevationChange) Creates a new instance of GeodeticMeasurement.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getElevationChange() Get the elevation change.
double	getPointToPointDistance() Get the point-to-point distance.
String	toString() Get the GeodeticMeasurement as a string.

Methods inherited from class org.gavaghan.geodesy.GeodeticCurve

getAzimuth, getEllipsoidalDistance, getReverseAzimuth

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GeodeticMeasurement

public GeodeticMeasurement(double ellipsoidalDistance,
                           double azimuth,
                           double reverseAzimuth,
                           double elevationChange)

Creates a new instance of GeodeticMeasurement.

Parameters:

ellipsoidalDistance - ellipsoidal distance in meters

azimuth - azimuth in degrees

reverseAzimuth - reverse azimuth in degrees

elevationChange - the change in elevation, in meters, going from the starting point to the ending point

GeodeticMeasurement

public GeodeticMeasurement(GeodeticCurve averageCurve,
                           double elevationChange)

Creates a new instance of GeodeticMeasurement.

Parameters:

averageCurve - average geodetic curve

elevationChange - the change in elevation, in meters, going from the starting point to the ending point

Method Detail

getElevationChange

public double getElevationChange()

Get the elevation change.

Returns:

elevation change, in meters, going from the starting to the ending point

getPointToPointDistance

public double getPointToPointDistance()

Get the point-to-point distance.

Returns:

the distance travelled, in meters, going from one point to the next

toString

public String toString()

Get the GeodeticMeasurement as a string.

Overrides:

toString in class GeodeticCurve

Returns:

string representation of the curve