GlobeView.Elevation Method
Returns the ground elevation (z-value) at the specified geographic 2D position.
Thread safety: This method is not thread-safe and it should only be called from the GUI thread. Show
Elevation(Point point)
Returns the ground elevation (z-value) at the specified geographic 2D position.Syntax
public System.Double Elevation (
Point point
)Parameters
point
Type: Point
The longitude/latitude position to return the z-value of.
The longitude/latitude position to return the z-value of.
Return Value
Type: System.Double
The z-value at point. Expressed in meters; see also What are the units of numbers?
The z-value at point. Expressed in meters; see also What are the units of numbers?
Remarks
This method returns the z-value of the ground at the specified geographic position point. If no ground can be found at point, which can happen if there is data missing or if an elevation raster contains undefined values, then zero is returned.
Example
// Get the elevation at Gothenburg
public static double GetElevationAtAtGotheburg(GlobeView globeView)
{
// The center coordinates of Gothenburg in Wgs84LongLat
// No projection is needed, because the coordinate reference system
// used by the GlobeView is always wgs84LongLat
// Elevations are specified in meters above sea level.
Point gothenburgCenter = new Point(11.974560, 57.708870);
// Get an return the elevation for Gothenburg
return globeView.Elevation(gothenburgCenter);
}
Platforms
Windows, Linux, Android