examples/example-LocalCartesian.cpp

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// Example of using the GeographicLib::LocalCartesian class

#include <iostream>
#include <exception>
#include <cmath>
#include <GeographicLib/Geocentric.hpp>
#include <GeographicLib/LocalCartesian.hpp>

using namespace std;
using namespace GeographicLib;

int main() {
  try {
    Geocentric earth(Constants::WGS84_a(), Constants::WGS84_f());
    // Alternatively: const Geocentric& earth = Geocentric::WGS84();
    const double lat0 = 48 + 50/60.0, lon0 = 2 + 20/60.0; // Paris
    LocalCartesian proj(lat0, lon0, 0, earth);
    {
      // Sample forward calculation
      double lat = 50.9, lon = 1.8, h = 0; // Calais
      double x, y, z;
      proj.Forward(lat, lon, h, x, y, z);
      cout << x << " " << y << " " << z << "\n";
    }
    {
      // Sample reverse calculation
      double x = -38e3, y = 230e3, z = -4e3;
      double lat, lon, h;
      proj.Reverse(x, y, z, lat, lon, h);
      cout << lat << " " << lon << " " << h << "\n";
    }
  }
  catch (const exception& e) {
    cerr << "Caught exception: " << e.what() << "\n";
    return 1;
  }
}