POSC Specifications: Epicentre Version 3.0 Logical Data Model

GEOCENTRIC_COORDINATE_SYSTEM (Local) (C045, C109, C124, C148)

(Rules) (Express)

A Cartesian coordinate system based upon the center of the Earth. The z-axis is subparallel to the axis of rotation of the Earth. The x-axis lies in the intersection of the equatorial and the Greenwich/ITRP meridian. The y-axis is in the equatorial plane 90 degrees east from the x-axis, forming a right-handed coordinate system.


Local rules:

Supertype path(s):

Entity consolidated into table COORDINATE_SYSTEM.

Referenced in Diagrams:


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