Ellipsoid (geolatte-geom 1.5.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.geolatte.geom.crs.CrsIdentifiable
- - org.geolatte.geom.crs.Ellipsoid

```
public class Ellipsoid
extends CrsIdentifiable
```
An ellipsoid.
An ellipsoid is an approximation of the Earth's surface as a squashed sphere. A common synonym is "spheroid". (See [CTS-1.00], p. 22-23.)

Author:

Karel Maesen, Geovise BVBA creation-date: 8/2/11

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Ellipsoid(CrsId crsId, String name, double semiMajorAxis, double inverseFlattening)
constructs an instance

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`
`double`	`getInverseFlattening()`	Returns the inverse flattening.
`double`	`getSemiMajorAxis()`	Returns the semi-major axis of this `Ellipsoid.`
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class org.geolatte.geom.crs.CrsIdentifiable
getCrsId, getName

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Ellipsoid
```
public Ellipsoid(CrsId crsId,
                 String name,
                 double semiMajorAxis,
                 double inverseFlattening)
```
    constructs an instance
    
    Parameters:
    
    crsId - the identifier for this Ellipsoid
    
    name - the commonly used name for this Ellipsoid
    
    semiMajorAxis - the semi-major axis
    
    inverseFlattening -
- Method Detail
  - getSemiMajorAxis
```
public double getSemiMajorAxis()
```
    Returns the semi-major axis of this Ellipsoid.
    The semi-major axis is the equatorial radius in meters. [CTS-1.00], p. 61
    
    Returns:
    
    the semi-major axis.
  - getInverseFlattening
```
public double getInverseFlattening()
```
    Returns the inverse flattening.
    The inverse flattening is related to the equatorial/polar radius by the formula ivf=re/(re-rp). For perfect spheres, this formula breaks down, and a special IVF value of zero is used. [CTS-1.00], p.61
    
    Returns:
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object o)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class CrsIdentifiable
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class CrsIdentifiable