extends Node


var M2FT: float = 3.28084
var FT2M: float = 1/3.28084

var WGS84_A_M = 6378137.0
var WGS84_B_M = 6356752.314245
var EARTH_RADIUS_M = (2*WGS84_A_M + WGS84_B_M) / 3
var EARTH_RADIUS_KM = EARTH_RADIUS_M / 1000
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var WGS84_AB = WGS84_A_M * WGS84_B_M

var g = 9.80665

	

func calc_wgs84_altitude(latitude_rad: float):
	var theta_rad = abs(latitude_rad)
	var a_sin_2 = (WGS84_A_M ** 2) * (sin(theta_rad)**2)
	var b_cos_2 = (WGS84_B_M ** 2) * (cos(theta_rad)**2)
	return WGS84_AB / sqrt(a_sin_2 + b_cos_2)