locationtech / locationtech/spatial4j

Implementing Utilities for Moving Between Lat/Long, Geocentric and Direction Cosine Points

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Description

Implement utility methods for easily moving between three coordinate systems or point representations:

  • Geocentric: 3D point - vector from the origin (0, 0, 0) to point on the surface of a spheroidal model of the earth
  • Geographic Point: Latitude/longitude
  • Direction Cosine "Point": Unit Vector representation of the 3D point (or can also be derived from the 2D point)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by locating the existing coordinate and point abstractions, then define the supported conversions and verify that the three representations convert consistently in both directions.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
data
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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