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Describe waypoints of a navigational track
Description
Track waypoints put into latitude and longitude column-vectors are said to be in navigational track format. Waypoints are points through which a track passes, usually corresponding to course or speed changes. A navigational track is made up of the line segments connecting these waypoints, which are called legs. In navigational track format, n legs are described using n+1 waypoints.
For Mapping Toolbox navigation functions, angle units are always in degrees. See the section entitled "Conventions for Navigational Functions" in the Mapping Toolbox User's Guide for more information on unit formats for navigation functions.
Examples
The waypoints of the following track, in navigational track format, are:
waypoints = [36 -5; 36 -2; 38 5; 38 11; 35 13; 33 30; 31.5 32] waypoints = 36.0000 -5.0000 36.0000 -2.0000 38.0000 5.0000 38.0000 11.0000 35.0000 13.0000 33.0000 30.0000 31.5000 32.0000
See Also
dreckon |
Compute dead reckoning positions for a track |
gcwaypts |
Find equally-spaced waypoints along a great circle |
legs |
Find courses and distances between waypoints |
navfix |
Mercator-based navigational fixing |
track |
Connect navigational waypoints with track segments |
| | navfix | neworig | |
