Unit: metre
Data source: OGP
Information source: OGP
Revision date: 2016-02-13
Orientation: Ahead
Abbreviation: x
Axis order: 1..
Remarks: Aligned to the body of the moving platform and independent of the movement of the platform.
Coordinate system: Cartesian 3D CS. Axes: x,y,z. Orientations: forward, starboard, down. UoM: m.
Description: An axis of a local or engineering grid 2D or 3D coordinate system for a moving platform. The axis is along or parallel to the centreline of the platform, positive towards the bow or nose cone.
Definition: OGP XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <gml:CoordinateSystemAxis xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" uom="urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001" gml:id="iogp-axis-1030"> <gml:descriptionReference xlink:href="urn:ogc:def:axis-name:EPSG::1024" /> <gml:identifier codeSpace="IOGP">urn:ogc:def:axis:EPSG::1030</gml:identifier> <gml:axisAbbrev>x</gml:axisAbbrev> <gml:axisDirection codeSpace="IOGP">Ahead</gml:axisDirection> </gml:CoordinateSystemAxis>