[Java-collab] First contents in osgeom repository

[Markus Schneider]

Hi Ugo,

Ugo Taddei wrote:

> you're right. I don't know why, I keep assuming only hobbits have maps
> where north is along the x axis
> (http://www.douglas.eckhart.btinternet.co.uk/maps-thrors-map-01.jpg).

See. There you have another important use-case for inverted axis order ;-)

> Seems logical to me to almost always think in terms of longitude -> x,
> and latitude -> y because that's the way meridians and parallels are
> oriented, respectively. Anyway, this is all based on conventions and
> not worth the discussion here at such length. (For me it's anyway, getX
> == getOrd1; x is always the first ordinate, y the second, z the third,
> independent of how the CRS is oriented)

Right.

> Apart from that, I'll take you're not being biased by the name of the
> company you work for  ;-)

I hope so, but who can tell for certain ;-)

Best regards,
Markus

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