SimApi Convertor getTerrainHeightGlobal

static float SimApi::Convertor::getTerrainHeightGlobal(const double &lon, const double &lat)

    Description

    Gets the terrain height of a particular point.

    Parameters

    lon - Longitude world global coordinate (radians)
    lat - Latitude world global coordinate (radians)

    Return

    Type: float   Description: The height (in meters) of the terrain in the point

    Remarks
    

The return value is the height of the terrain loaded by the simulation in given coordinates. See "Terrain" for more information on terrains in simulation.

    Code Sample
    

          float HeightAboveGround(double i_Longitude, double i_Latitude, float i_Height)
{
	//get Terrain height
	float terrainHeight = SimApi::Convertor::getTerrainHeightGlobal(i_Longitude,i_Latitude);

	//compute height above ground
	float heightAboveGround = i_Height - terrainHeight;
	
	return heightAboveGround;
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
	// Latitude and Longitude in radians
	double lat = 0.6283; // == 36 degrees 
	double lon =  -2.0071; // == -115 degrees
	float height = 3500;

	float heightAboveGround = HeightAboveGround(lon,lat,height);
	
	cout<<"Height above ground: "<<heightAboveGround<<endl;
	
	return 0;
}


Output:
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Height above ground: 2705.5166

    See Also

     getTerrainHeight

    Related Links

     SIMbox Coordinates Systems Overview

     Terrain