spacepy.ctrans.Ellipsoid¶
- class spacepy.ctrans.Ellipsoid(name='WGS84', A=6378.137, iFlat=298.257223563)[source]¶
Ellipsoid definition class for geodetic coordinates
- Returns:
- outEllipsoid
Ellipsoid instance storing all relevant paramters for geodetic conversion
- Other Parameters:
- namestr
Name for ellipsoid, stored in attrs of returned Ellipsoid instance. Default is ‘WGS84’
- Afloat
Semi-major axis (equatorial radius) of ellipsoid in km. Default is 6378.137km (WGS84_A)
- iFlatfloat
Inverse flattening of ellipsoid. Default is WGS84 value of 298.257223563.
Notes
Added in version 0.3.0.
- __init__(name='WGS84', A=6378.137, iFlat=298.257223563)[source]¶
Base class for “Data Model” representation data
Abstract method, reimplement
- Attributes:
- attrsdict
dictionary of the attributes of the SpaceData object
Methods
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