The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
APPENDIX A - Classes
GC Location 3D

Class Name: GC Location 3D

Superclass - <Location 3D>

Subclasses

This DRM class is concrete and has no subclasses.

Definition

An instance of this DRM class specifies a coordinate within the Geocentric (GC) 3D Spatial Reference Frame (SRF).

See [I18026] for a complete definition.

Primary Page in DRM Diagram:

Secondary Pages in DRM Diagram:

This class appears on only one page of the DRM class diagram.

Example

  1. GC is used in Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) to define the position of all simulated entities.

  2. GC provides a convenient system for relating the spatial reference frame of a rotating Earth to a variety of Earth mass-centred inertial spatial reference frames.

FAQs

Where can users obtain further information on GC?

See the Spatial Reference Model (SRM) for additional details.

Constraints

Component of (two-way)(inherited)

Inherited Field Elements

This class has no inherited field elements.

Field Elements

SRM_GC_Coordinate_3D coordinate;
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