sasktran2.SphericalGeoid

sasktran2.SphericalGeoid#

class sasktran2.SphericalGeoid(radius: float)[source]#

A geoid that is represented as a perfect sphere. See sasktran2.Geodetic for more information and usage.

__init__(radius: float)[source]#

A geoid that is represented as a perfect sphere. See sasktran2.Geodetic for more information and usage.

Methods

`__init__`(radius)	A geoid that is represented as a perfect sphere.
`altitude_intercepts`(self, altitude, ...)	Calculate the two intersections of a line of sight and an altitude.
`from_lat_lon_alt`(self, latitude, longitude, ...)	Initializes the Geodetic based on a specifiec latitude, longitude, and altitude.
`from_tangent_altitude`(self, altitude, ...)	Initialized the Geodetic from a specified tangent altitude, obsever location, and bore sight plane.
`from_tangent_point`(self, observer, look_vector)	Initializes the Geodetic by calculating the tangent point from an observer position and look vector
`from_xyz`(self, location)	Initializes the Geodetic from a geocentric location

Attributes

`altitude`	Altitude in [m] above the surface of the ellipsoid.
`latitude`	Geodetic latitude in degrees
`local_south`	A unit vector pointing in the local south direction
`local_up`	A unit vector pointing up (perpindicular to the ellipsoidal surface)
`local_west`	A unit vector pointing in the local west direction
`location`	Geocentric location in cartesian coordinates
`longitude`	Geodetic longitude in degrees
`valid`	True if the geodetic object has been initialized, False otherwise.