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diff --git a/docs/source/operations/conversions/cart.rst b/docs/source/operations/conversions/cart.rst index 82a9a0ee..83328fa8 100644 --- a/docs/source/operations/conversions/cart.rst +++ b/docs/source/operations/conversions/cart.rst @@ -1,23 +1,28 @@ .. _cart: ================================================================================ -Cartesian to geodetic conversion +Geodetic to cartesian conversion ================================================================================ .. versionadded:: 5.0.0 -Convert geodetic coordinates to cartesian coordinates. +Convert geodetic coordinates to cartesian coordinates (in the forward path). +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | **Alias** | cart | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ | **Domain** | 3D | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ -| **Input type** | Cartesian coordinates | +| **Input type** | Geodetic coordinates | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ -| **Output type** | Cartesian coordinates | +| **Output type** | Geocentric cartesian coordinates | +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+ +This conversion converts geodetic coordinate values (longitude, latitude, +elevation above ellipsoid) to their geocentric (X, Y, Z) representation, where +the first axis (X) points from the Earth centre to the point of longitude=0, +latitude=0, the second axis (Y) points from the Earth centrer to the point of +longitude=90, latitude=0 and the third axis (Z) points to the North pole. Parameters ################################################################################ |