3D WGS84 Earth

Version 1.1 (116 MB) by Peter Seibold
Rotating 3D Earth. WGS84 ellipsoid.
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1 Features
  • 3D WGS84 ellipsoid
  • Rotation of earth, selectable speed
  • Data tip in geographic coordinates and elevation
  • Example to plot on earth
  • Example to plot on texture
2 Method
Out of geographic coordinates in one degree steps a geocentric x, y, z mesh grid is created by sin and cos functions. This mesh grid is placed to form a WGS84 ellipsoid. The texture within the meshes is overlaid by Matlab’s surface function.
See also the included pdf file.

Cite As

Peter Seibold (2024). 3D WGS84 Earth (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/174345-3d-wgs84-earth), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2020a
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS Linux
Acknowledgements

Inspired by: 3D Earth Example, geographiclib

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Version Published Release Notes
1.1

Data tip displays in addition to geographic coordinates also the elevation
1.0.0