//
//  EarthLocation.java
//

/*
VisAD system for interactive analysis and visualization of numerical
data.  Copyright (C) 1996 - 2017 Bill Hibbard, Curtis Rueden, Tom
Rink, Dave Glowacki, Steve Emmerson, Tom Whittaker, Don Murray, and
Tommy Jasmin.

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*/

package  visad.georef;

import visad.Real;

/**
 * Interface for specifying a point on the earth's surface in terms 
 * of latitude, longitude and altitude above sea level.
 */
public interface EarthLocation extends LatLonPoint
{
    /**
     * Get the latitude of this point
     *
     * @return  Real representing the latitude
     */
    Real getAltitude();

    /**
     * Get the latitude/longitude of this point as a LatLonPoint
     *
     * @return  LatLonPoint representing the latitude/longitude
     */
    LatLonPoint getLatLonPoint();
}