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"""Constants used in several places throughout the model."""
from __future__ import division
from math import pi
__all__ = (
"WGS84",
"GPS_PI",
"PI_OVER_180",
"SPEED_OF_LIGHT_M_S",
"SPEED_OF_LIGHT_KM_S",
)
class WGS84(object):
"""WGS84 ellipsoid model parameters for Earth."""
#: Equatorial radius of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
EQUATORIAL_RADIUS_IN_METERS = 6378137.0
#: Inverse flattening of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
INVERSE_FLATTENING = 298.257223563
#: Flattening of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
FLATTENING = 1.0 / INVERSE_FLATTENING
#: Eccentricity of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
ECCENTRICITY = (FLATTENING * (2 - FLATTENING)) ** 0.5
#: Square of the eccentricity of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
ECCENTRICITY_SQUARED = ECCENTRICITY**2
#: Polar radius of Earth in the WGS ellipsoid model
POLAR_RADIUS_IN_METERS = EQUATORIAL_RADIUS_IN_METERS * (1 - FLATTENING)
#: Gravitational constant times Earth's mass
GRAVITATIONAL_CONSTANT_TIMES_MASS = 3.986005e14
#: Earth's rotation rate [rad/sec]
ROTATION_RATE_IN_RADIANS_PER_SEC = 7.2921151467e-5
#: pi over 180; multiplicative constant to turn degrees into radians
PI_OVER_180 = pi / 180
#: Value of pi used in some GPS-specific calculations.
GPS_PI = 3.1415926535898
#: Speed of light in km/s
SPEED_OF_LIGHT_KM_S = 299792.458
#: Speed of light in m/s
SPEED_OF_LIGHT_M_S = 299792458.0