#pragma ident "$Id: GeoidModel.hpp 153 2006-09-26 18:02:11Z architest $"



/**
 * @file GeoidModel.hpp
 * Abstract base class modeling a geoid
 */

#ifndef GPSTK_GEOIDMODEL_HPP
#define GPSTK_GEOIDMODEL_HPP

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namespace gpstk
{
      /** @addtogroup geodeticgroup */
      //@{

      /**
       * This abstract class encapsulates geodetic models (e.g. WGS84,
       * GPS, etc).
       */
   class GeoidModel
   {
   public:
         /// @return semi-major axis of Earth in meters.
      virtual double a() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return semi-major axis of Earth in km.
      virtual double a_km() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return flattening (ellipsoid parameter).
      virtual double flattening() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return eccentricity (ellipsoid parameter).
      virtual double eccentricity() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return eccentricity squared (ellipsoid parameter).
      virtual double eccSquared() const throw()
      { return eccentricity() * eccentricity(); }

         /// @return angular velocity of Earth in radians/sec.
      virtual double angVelocity() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return geocentric gravitational constant in m**3 / s**2
      virtual double gm() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return geocentric gravitational constant in m**3 / s**2
      virtual double gm_km() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return Speed of light in m/s.
      virtual double c() const throw() = 0;

         /// @return Speed of light in km/s
      virtual double c_km() const throw() = 0;

      /// Destructor.
      virtual ~GeoidModel() throw() {};

   }; // class GeoidModel

   //@}

} // namespace

#endif
