Ellipsoid inverse of flattening value

Dimap 1.1 Generic Profile

<ELLIPSOID_INVERSE_FLATTENING>

Dimap_Generic 1.0

Description :

This record provides the inverse of the flattening of the ellipsoid used. The value has no unit (since its is a ratio). It is used in conjunction with the ELLIPSOID_MAJOR_AXIS keyword as an alternative to ELLIPSOID_MINOR_AXIS.

If ELLIPSOID_INVERSE_FLATTENING is given, ELLIPSOID_MINOR_AXIS must not be provided to avoid redundancy.

ELLIPSOID_INVERSE_FLATTENING= ELLIPSOID_MAJOR_AXIS / (ELLIPSOID_MAJOR_AXIS - ELLIPSOID_MINOR_AXIS )

Example :
 
<Ellipsoid_Parameters>
  <ELLIPSOID_MAJ_AXIS unit="M">62341234.3<ELLIPSOID_MAJ_AXIS>
  <ELLIPSOID_MIN_AXIS unit="M">62341234.3<ELLIPSOID_MIN_AXIS>
</Ellipsoid_Parameters>

or

<Ellipsoid_Parameters>
  <ELLIPSOID_MAJ_AXIS unit="M">62341234.3<ELLIPSOID_MAJ_AXIS>
  <ELLIPSOID_INV_FLAT>308.0<ELLIPSOID_INV_FLAT>
</Ellipsoid_Parameters>

Datatype : t_ELLIPSOID_INVERSE_FLATTENING (based on Real)

Real (based on xsd:double)

Possible parent(s)

Ellipsoid_Parameters