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* In '''geocentric coordinates''' latitude is the angle between the equatorial plane and the line crossing through the earth's center and the point designated by the coordinates.
* In '''geocentric coordinates''' latitude is the angle between the equatorial plane and the line crossing through the earth's center and the point designated by the coordinates.
* In '''geodetic coordinates''' latitude is the angle between the equatorial plane and the '''normal''' at the designated point, i.e. the vector standing perpendicular on the [[Ellipsoid]] at the designated point.
* In '''geodetic coordinates''' latitude is the angle between the equatorial plane and the '''normal''' at the designated point, i.e. the vector standing perpendicular on the [[Ellipsoid]] at the designated point.
''Note'': The position-properties under /position in the [[property tree]] are '''geodetic coordinates'''.


== Cartesian Geocentric Coordinates ==
== Cartesian Geocentric Coordinates ==

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