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Minimax polynomial ECEF to geodetic coordinate transformation approximations

Geophysics 2024-07-10 v2

Abstract

Minimax polynomial ECEF to geodetic coordinate transformation approximations are presented, including often preferable n-vector versions and pseudo-code implementations. The approximations provide high accuracy-to-computational-cost tunability and an unprecedented low latency down to an accuracy of 105\sim10^{-5}m, which is demonstrated in an extensive benchmark. This sets a new standard for coarse and fast ECEF to geodetic coordinate transformations and opens up a new realm of further improvement opportunities and extensions to other geodetic quantities.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2405.06572,
  title  = {Minimax polynomial ECEF to geodetic coordinate transformation approximations},
  author = {John-Olof Nilsson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.06572},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

41 pages, 26 figures

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