LSGI 2224 Geo-Referencing Systems

(Tutorial)

TUTOR: ADENIRAN IBRAHIM

Week 4

Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 Tutorial outline

➢Complete solution to questions

➢Simplify contents of the last lecture

➢Solve some exercises

Solution to Question
Calculate distance between two points in space

–P1(-2418134,5385740, 2405894)

–P2(396596,16186055,21095380)

𝑑= (𝑋1 −𝑋2 )2 + (𝑌1 −𝑌2 )2 + (𝑍1 −𝑍2 )2

d = 21768472.52
 Are P1, P2 on the surface of ellipsoid?
If h is +ve P is on the surface of the ellipsoid
If h is –ve P is inside the surface of the ellipsoid

X Y Z /B /L H/h
P1(-2418134,5385740, 2405894) P1 ( ? ? ? )
P2(396596,16186055,21095380) P1 ( ? ? ? )
On Ellipsoid

= -65.8205 degree
 𝑧
init = arctan =22.30688 degrees
𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 (1−𝑒 2 )

𝑎
𝑁𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡 = = 6381214.0m
1 − 𝑒 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝞅𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡

= 22.347m
hinit
init
init

init = 22.30688 degree

init init
 = 6381214.0m

= 22.325m

X Y Z /B /L H/h
P1(-2418134,5385740, 2405894) P1 ( 22.30688 -65.8205 22.325m )

P2(396596,16186055,21095380) P2 ( 88.5964 52.5379 2.022m )

❑ Point P1 and P2 are both on the surface of the ellipsoid

 Distance on Ellipsoid
/B /L /B /L
P1(22.306888, -65.8205) P2(88.5964, 52.5379)
P1

d = 66.2895

d = 118.3584 degree/ 2.057rad

= d
= 0.5601
d
 R = N cos = 5.85455 × 107

ρ= = 6.3446 × 106

ds = (6.3446 × 106 × 0.5601 )2 +(5.85455 × 107 )2 × 2. 057

ds = 1.212 × 108
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesics_on_an_ellipsoid
Thank you
&
see you
next week