Ellipsoid textual description (name)

This record is expected to provide a humanly readable ellispoid identification. Though the value field is free text, the identification should be non ambiguous: standard or full name, country, year...Often the name can be automatically derived from the code through the geodetic tables in use (GEO_TABLES).

Example :
 
<Ellipsoid>
  <ELLIPSOID_NAME>Ellipse_Everest_1830_1937_Adjustment</ELLIPSOID_NAME>
  <ELLIPSOID_CODE>epsg:7015</ELLIPSOID_CODE>
</Ellipsoid>

or

<Ellipsoid>
  <ELLIPSOID_NAME>Special Ellipsoid</ELLIPSOID_NAME>
  <Ellipsoid_Parameters>
    ...
  </Ellipsoid_Parameters>
</Ellipsoid>

Datatype : t_ELLIPSOID_NAME (based on String)

String (based on xsd:string)

Possible parent(s)

Ellipsoid