Class
This class stores the coordinate information needed to mark locations on a map. The Location class consists of two properties: latitude and longitude.
The latitude property is used to represent how far north or south a location is. This value is an angle measured around the center of the earth from the equator towards the poles. A positive value is in the northern hemisphere and a negative value is in the southern hemisphere. This value has a range of -90 to 90 degrees however due to the mathematics involved in representing the spherical globe as a flat 2D map, some calculations approach infinity as you approach polar latitudes. To avoid this, mapping platforms that use the Mercator projection system clip the latitude coordinates to approximately -85 and 85 degrees.
The longitude property stores the angle of horizontal offset from the prime meridian (0 degrees). This property has a value between -180 and 180 degrees.
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
latitude |
number
|
The latitude of the location. |
longitude |
number
|
The longitude of the location. |
Create simple location object
const point = new Vexcel.Geometry.Location(20,20);