locationtech / locationtech/proj4j

altitude not working when Projecting

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Description

no matter what altitude I give it it returns as if it was 0

   fun geodeticToCartesian(lat: Double, lon: Double, alt: Double): Point3d {

        val srcCoord = ProjCoordinate(lon, lat, alt)
        val targetCoord = ProjCoordinate()
        WGS84_TO_ECEF.transform(srcCoord, targetCoord)
    
        return Point3d(targetCoord.x, targetCoord.y, targetCoord.z)
    }

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Research direction

Start at the geodeticToCartesian entry point shown in the issue and trace how ProjCoordinate, WGS84_TO_ECEF, and the transformation handle the alt argument. Reproduce the result with nonzero altitudes, then verify with a focused regression check that altitude changes the returned Point3d rather than behaving as zero.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
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Newbie friendliness
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