Package de.digitalcollections.model.api.identifiable.entity.geo

Interface CoordinateLocation

All Known Implementing Classes:
CoordinateLocationImpl
public interface CoordinateLocation
Geocoordinates of a subject. For Earth, please note that only WGS84 coordinating system is supported at the moment. see https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographische_Koordinaten, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Geodetic_System_1984

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    double getAltitude()  
    double getLatitude()  
    double getLongitude()  
    double getPrecision()
    see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q513.json, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Precision_guidelines

  • Method Details

    • getLatitude

      double getLatitude()
      Returns:
      latitude in degrees: -90° (Southpole) - 0° (Aequator) - 90° (Northpole)

    • getLongitude

      double getLongitude()
      Returns:
      longitude in degress: 0° (Greenwich, England), East: positve (max. 180°), West: negative (max 180°)

    • getAltitude

      double getAltitude()
      Returns:
      altitude in meters

    • getPrecision

      double getPrecision()
      see https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q513.json, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Geographical_coordinates#Precision_guidelines
      Returns:
      precision of coordinates