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In both cases, '''altitude''' is the height of the respective point above the surface of the [[Ellipsoid]] and '''longitude''' is the angle between the planes parallel to the earth axis and passing through the Greenwich Meridian respectively the point designated by the coordinates. | In both cases, '''altitude''' is the height of the respective point above the surface of the [[Ellipsoid]] and '''longitude''' is the angle between the planes parallel to the earth axis and passing through the Greenwich Meridian respectively the point designated by the coordinates. | ||
The difference between geocentric and geodetic coordinates lies in the | The difference between geocentric and geodetic coordinates lies in the definition of '''latitude''': | ||
* 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. | ||