org.gridfour.coordinates

Class GeoPoint

java.lang.Object

org.gridfour.coordinates.GeoPoint

All Implemented Interfaces:

IGeoPoint

public class GeoPoint
extends Object
implements IGeoPoint

Defines methods and elements for specifying a point in geographic coordinates.

About Datums

At this time, this interface makes no provision for specifying datum. It is assumed that all coordinates are given in a consistent datum and that the management of datums is left to the application.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GeoPoint(double latitude, double longitude) Standard constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	getLatitude() Gets the latitude stored in the GeoPoint.
double	getLongitude() Gets the longitude stored in the GeoPoint.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GeoPoint

public GeoPoint(double latitude,
                double longitude)

Standard constructor.

Parameters:

latitude - a coordinate in degrees

longitude - a coordinate in degrees

Method Detail

getLatitude

public double getLatitude()

Description copied from interface: IGeoPoint

Gets the latitude stored in the GeoPoint.

Specified by:

getLatitude in interface IGeoPoint

Returns:

a valid latitude, in degrees.

getLongitude

public double getLongitude()

Description copied from interface: IGeoPoint

Gets the longitude stored in the GeoPoint.

Specified by:

getLongitude in interface IGeoPoint

Returns:

a valid longitude, in degrees.