Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of ossimPlanetPrimer


Ignore:
Timestamp:
05/14/07 09:53:43 (18 years ago)
Author:
mlucas
Comment:

--

Legend:

Unmodified
Added
Removed
Modified

  • ossimPlanetPrimer

    v1 v1  
     1= OssimPlanet Primer =
     2
     3== Concepts ==
     4
     5=== The Camera ===
     6The camera, or eye, is a point above the planet surface that has a degree of vertical tilt.
     7
     8==== Line of Sight ====
     9The position on the surface directly under the center of the screen. If the center of the screen does not cross the surface, this value is infinite, with lat/long of zero.
     10==== Nadir Point ====
     11The point on the surface of the planet that is between the camera and the planet center.
     12
     13==== Eye Point ====
     14The Eye Point is a point provided by a NodeVisitor. This point is the position of the eye, relative to the node. This allows you to get the distance between the two by calling eyePoint.length().
     15
     16=== The Land Model ===