Source code for geographiclib.constants

"""Define the WGS84 ellipsoid"""
# constants.py
#
# This is a translation of the GeographicLib::Constants class to python.  See
# the documentation for the C++ class for more information at
#
#    https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/html/annotated.html
#
# Copyright (c) Charles Karney (2011-2016) <charles@karney.com> and
# licensed under the MIT/X11 License.  For more information, see
# https://geographiclib.sourceforge.io/
######################################################################

[docs]class Constants(object): """ Constants describing the WGS84 ellipsoid """ WGS84_a = 6378137.0 # meters """the equatorial radius in meters of the WGS84 ellipsoid in meters""" WGS84_f = 1/298.257223563 """the flattening of the WGS84 ellipsoid, 1/298.257223563"""