Package org.geotools.api.referencing.crs

Interface GeographicCRS

  • All Superinterfaces:
    CoordinateReferenceSystem, GeodeticCRS, IdentifiedObject, ReferenceSystem, SingleCRS
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    DefaultGeographicCRS
    public interface GeographicCRS
extends GeodeticCRS
    A coordinate reference system based on an ellipsoidal approximation of the geoid; this provides an accurate representation of the geometry of geographic features for a large portion of the earth's surface.

    A Geographic CRS is not suitable for mapmaking on a planar surface, because it describes geometry on a curved surface. It is impossible to represent such geometry in a Euclidean plane without introducing distortions. The need to control these distortions has given rise to the development of the science of map projections.

    Used with CS type(s)
    Ellipsoidal
    Since:
    GeoAPI 1.0
    Author:
    Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)