• DocumentCode
    1232837
  • Title

    Converting Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinates to geodetic coordinates

  • Author

    Olson, D.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Weapons Div., Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu, CA, USA
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1996
  • Firstpage
    473
  • Lastpage
    476
  • Abstract
    An improved algorithm to convert Earth-centered, Earth-fixed (ECEF) coordinates to geodetic coordinates is presented. It is faster than other methods and has accuracy equal to that of one of the most accurate existing algorithms, for heights greater than -3,000,000 m.
  • Keywords
    geodesy; geophysical signal processing; subroutines; -3000000 to 3000000 m; Earth-centered Earth-fixed coordinates; coordinates conversion; coversion routine; geodetic coordinates; improved algorithm; testbed program; Equations; Geometry; Government; Microcomputers; Testing; US Government;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/7.481290
  • Filename
    481290
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1232837