Position Class

Represents a position consisting of a latitude, longitude, and altitude.

Syntax

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As Position

[C#]
Position instance

[C++]
Position* instance

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As New Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees)

[C#]
Position instance = new Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees)

[C++]
Position* instance = new Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees)

[Visual Basic]
Dim instance As New Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees, Altitude)

[C#]
Position instance = new Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees, Altitude)

[C++]
Position* instance = new Position(LatitudeInDecimalDegrees, LongitudeInDecimalDegrees, Altitude)

Parameters

LatitudeInDecimalDegrees

A double representing the latitude in decimal degrees.

LongitudeInDecimalDegrees

A double representing the longitude in decimal degrees.

Altitude

A double representing the altitude in meters.

Remarks

• Position represents a position in space and provides methods to calculate distance and bearing to and from another position.
• The IsValid property of the Position object is false until a valid latitude and longitude has been assigned to the object. It is not necessary to assign an altitude to the position for it to be valid.

Instance Hierarchy

SciCom
   SciCom.GPSToolKit
     SciCom.GPSToolKit.Position

Thread Safety

Position is thread safe for use by multiple threads.

Properties

Property	Description
Altitude property	An Altitude object containing the altitude of this position.
IsValid property	True if the position is valid, false if it is invalid or unavailable
Latitude property	A Latitude object containing the latitude of the position, if available.
Longitude property	A Longitude object containing the position, if available.

Methods

Method	Description
BearingFrom method	Returns the bearing from a given position.
BearingTo method	Returns the bearing to a given position.
DistanceTo method	Returns the distance to a given position

See Also