Package org.gbif.api.util

Class LengthUtils

java.lang.Object

org.gbif.api.util.LengthUtils

public class LengthUtils
extends Object

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	LAT_DEGREE_IN_METER

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LengthUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static double	latDegreeToMeters(double latDegrees)	Latitude degrees are roughly linear to meters on the earth spheroid.
static double	metersToLatDegree(double meter)	Latitude degrees are roughly linear to meters on the earth spheroid.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

LAT_DEGREE_IN_METER

public static final int LAT_DEGREE_IN_METER

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

LengthUtils

public LengthUtils()

Method Details

metersToLatDegree

public static double metersToLatDegree(double meter)

Latitude degrees are roughly linear to meters on the earth spheroid. Just the longitudinal degree changes considerably with distance to the equator See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system#Expressing_latitude_and_longitude_as_linear_units

Returns:

the decimal latitudinal degree equivalent to the given length in meters

latDegreeToMeters

public static double latDegreeToMeters(double latDegrees)

Latitude degrees are roughly linear to meters on the earth spheroid. Just the longitudinal degree changes considerably with distance to the equator See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system#Expressing_latitude_and_longitude_as_linear_units

Returns:

the length in meters equivalent to the given decimal latitudinal degree