Variable swri_transform_util::_earth_flattening

Variable Documentation

static const double swri_transform_util::_earth_flattening = 3.35281066475e-3

Earth flattening according to WGS84.

Flattening is a measure of the compression of a sphere along a diameter to form an ellipsoid of revolution.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattening