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[[FlightGear]] uses a set of different coordinate systems to express geographic locations. | [[FlightGear]] uses a set of different coordinate systems to express geographic locations. | ||
All these coordinates are based on the [[WGS84]] [[Ellipsoid]]. | All these coordinates are based on the [[WGS84]] [[Ellipsoid]]. | ||
Scenery layout, airports, runways, navaids, aircraft positions, and all that sort of stuff is all based on WGS84. There are some additional coordinate systems that FlightGear uses internally, but that is typically hidden deep inside the code. | |||
== Geocentric and Geodetic Coordinates == | == Geocentric and Geodetic Coordinates == | ||