Reference Ellipsoid¶
This function returns a reference ellipsoid object corresponding to the
specified code (numerical EPSG). The values of the SemimajorAxis
and SemiminorAxis properties are in kilometers. The reference
ellipsoid has five properties: Code, Name, SemimajorAxis, SemiminorAxis
and Flattening.
The form code can receive a valid EPSG code. 46 codes are currently implemented between 7001 and 7053 (except for 7017, 7023, 7026 and 7037-7040).
The valid values for name form are as follows: sphere, unitsphere, earth, moon, mercury, venus, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune and pluto.