# Cartographic

#### new Cesium.Cartographic(longitude, latitude, height)
Core/Cartographic.js 31

  A position defined by longitude, latitude, and height.

  Name | Type | Default | Description
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `longitude` | Number | `0.0` | optional The longitude, in radians.
  `latitude` | Number | `0.0` | optional The latitude, in radians.
  `height` | Number | `0.0` | optional The height, in meters, above the ellipsoid.

  ##### See:

  - Ellipsoid

### Members

#### static constantCesium.Cartographic.ZERO : Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 226

  An immutable Cartographic instance initialized to (0.0, 0.0, 0.0).

#### height : Number
Core/Cartographic.js 51

  The height, in meters, above the ellipsoid.
  Default Value: `0.0`

#### latitude : Number
Core/Cartographic.js 44

  The latitude, in radians.
  Default Value: `0.0`

#### longitude : Number
Core/Cartographic.js 37

  The longitude, in radians.
  Default Value: `0.0`

### Methods

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.clone(cartographic, result) → Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 165

  Duplicates a Cartographic instance.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `cartographic` | Cartographic | The cartographic to duplicate.
  `result` | Cartographic | optional The object onto which to store the result.

  ##### Returns:

  The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if one was not provided. (Returns undefined if cartographic is undefined)

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.equals(left, right) → Boolean
Core/Cartographic.js 186

  Compares the provided cartographics componentwise and returns `true` if they are equal, `false` otherwise.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `left` | Cartographic | optional The first cartographic.
  `right` | Cartographic | optional The second cartographic.

  ##### Returns:

  `true` if left and right are equal, `false` otherwise.

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.equalsEpsilon(left, right, epsilon) → Boolean
Core/Cartographic.js 205

  Compares the provided cartographics componentwise and returns `true` if they are within the provided epsilon, `false` otherwise.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `left` | Cartographic | optional The first cartographic.
  `right` | Cartographic | optional The second cartographic.
  `epsilon` | Number | The epsilon to use for equality testing.

  ##### Returns:

  `true` if left and right are within the provided epsilon, `false` otherwise.

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.fromCartesian(cartesian, ellipsoid, result) → Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 128

  Creates a new Cartographic instance from a Cartesian position. The values in the resulting object will be in radians.

  Name | Type | Default | Description
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `cartesian` | Cartesian3 |  | The Cartesian position to convert to cartographic representation.
  `ellipsoid` | Ellipsoid | `Ellipsoid.WGS84` | optional The ellipsoid on which the position lies.
  `result` | Cartographic |  | optional The object onto which to store the result.

  ##### Returns:

  The modified result parameter, new Cartographic instance if none was provided, or undefined if the cartesian is at the center of the ellipsoid.

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.fromDegrees(longitude, latitude, height, result) → Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 97

  Creates a new Cartographic instance from longitude and latitude specified in degrees. The values in the resulting object will be in radians.

  Name | Type | Default | Description
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `longitude` | Number |  | The longitude, in degrees.
  `latitude` | Number |  | The latitude, in degrees.
  `height` | Number | `0.0` | optional The height, in meters, above the ellipsoid.
  `result` | Cartographic |  | optional The object onto which to store the result.

  ##### Returns:

  The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if one was not provided.

#### staticCesium.Cartographic.fromRadians(longitude, latitude, height, result) → Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 64

  Creates a new Cartographic instance from longitude and latitude specified in radians.

  Name | Type | Default | Description
  --- | --- | --- | ---
  `longitude` | Number |  | The longitude, in radians.
  `latitude` | Number |  | The latitude, in radians.
  `height` | Number | `0.0` | optional The height, in meters, above the ellipsoid.
  `result` | Cartographic |  | optional The object onto which to store the result.

  ##### Returns:

  The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if one was not provided.

#### clone(result) → Cartographic
Core/Cartographic.js 234

  Duplicates this instance.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `result` | Cartographic | optional The object onto which to store the result.

  ##### Returns:

  The modified result parameter or a new Cartographic instance if one was not provided.

#### equals(right) → Boolean
Core/Cartographic.js 245

  Compares the provided against this cartographic componentwise and returns `true` if they are equal, `false` otherwise.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `right` | Cartographic | optional The second cartographic.

  ##### Returns:

  `true` if left and right are equal, `false` otherwise.

#### equalsEpsilon(right, epsilon) → Boolean
Core/Cartographic.js 258

  Compares the provided against this cartographic componentwise and returns `true` if they are within the provided epsilon, `false` otherwise.

  Name | Type | Description
  --- | --- | ---
  `right` | Cartographic | optional The second cartographic.
  `epsilon` | Number | The epsilon to use for equality testing.

  ##### Returns:

  `true` if left and right are within the provided epsilon, `false` otherwise.

#### toString() → String
Core/Cartographic.js 267

  Creates a string representing this cartographic in the format '(longitude, latitude, height)'.

  ##### Returns:

  A string representing the provided cartographic in the format '(longitude, latitude, height)'.