File:Geocentric vs geodetic latitude.svg

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DescriptionGeocentric vs geodetic latitude.svg	English: Shows the difference between angles of latitude for a position on an oblate spheroid (such as the Earth) when using the geocentric (angle β) and geodetic (angle α) coordinate systems. The segment, IP, bisects the angle GPF, where points G and F are the foci of the elliptical cross-section of the spheroid, and is therefore normal to the ellipse at point P.
Date	14 February 2008
Source	Own work. Download source code.
Author	SharkD
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:40, 3 March 2021	792 × 792 (52 KB)	Datumizer	Rename some variables. Adjust scale.
	21:07, 19 July 2018	786 × 786 (32 KB)	Datumizer	Label the points differently.
	05:36, 6 August 2008	300 × 300 (38 KB)	Datumizer	text too dark
	05:34, 6 August 2008	300 × 300 (38 KB)	Datumizer	removed accidental purple text
	05:33, 6 August 2008	300 × 300 (38 KB)	Datumizer	Image is now more readable
	04:41, 15 February 2008	500 × 500 (35 KB)	Datumizer	Switched to showing the same coordinate with different angles instead of the same angle with different coordinates.
	04:32, 15 February 2008	500 × 500 (37 KB)	Datumizer	Try and get rid of background.
	04:22, 15 February 2008	500 × 500 (38 KB)	Datumizer	{{Information \|Description=Shows the difference between latitude coordinates on an oblate spheroid (such as the Earth) when using the geocentric and geodetic coordinate systems. \|Source=self-made \|Date=2008-02-14 \|Author= SharkD \|Permissio