[x3d-public] Latitude/Longitude units

[Holger Seelig]

This could really be a misinterpretation in Cobweb and can be filed as 
bug to Cobweb.

Holger


Am 13.04.2016 um 06:16 schrieb Andreas Plesch:
> http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/components/geodata.html#Specifyinggeospatialcoords
>
> defines that coordinates in the GD geoSystem are given in angular base
> units.
>
> http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19775-1/V3.3/Part01/concepts.html#t-Standardunits
>
> defines the standard angle unit to be radians.
>
> Cobweb interpretes this to mean latitude/longitude in geoCoords are
> given in radians which I think should not be the intention of the spec.
> All geospatial example scenes use degrees. So I hope this is a
> misinterpretation.
>
> Although section 25.2.4 as linked goes on to assume that the base
> angular unit is degrees, it is a bit unclear what unit is really expected.
>
> If more precise language is needed, I suggest simply to add "angular
> base units of degrees" to section 25.2.4 .
>
> Andreas
>


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