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051 package org.deegree.model.csct.pt;
052
053
054 /**
055 * A latitude angle. Positive latitudes are North, while negative latitudes are South.
056 * This class has no direct OpenGIS equivalent.
057 *
058 * @version 1.0
059 * @author Martin Desruisseaux
060 *
061 * @see Longitude
062 * @see AngleFormat
063 */
064 public final class Latitude extends Angle
065 {
066 /**
067 * Serial number for interoperability with different versions.
068 */
069 private static final long serialVersionUID = -4496748683919618976L;
070
071 /**
072 * Minimum legal value for latitude (-90�).
073 */
074 public static final double MIN_VALUE = -90;
075
076 /**
077 * Maximum legal value for latitude (+90�).
078 */
079 public static final double MAX_VALUE = +90;
080
081 /**
082 * Contruct a new latitude with the specified value.
083 *
084 * @param theta Angle in degrees.
085 */
086 public Latitude(final double theta)
087 {super(theta);}
088
089 /**
090 * Constructs a newly allocated <code>Latitude</code> object that
091 * represents the latitude value represented by the string. The
092 * string should represents an angle in either fractional degrees
093 * (e.g. 45.5�) or degrees with minutes and seconds (e.g. 45�30').
094 * The hemisphere (N or S) is optional (default to North).
095 *
096 * @param source A string to be converted to a <code>Latitude</code>.
097 * @throws NumberFormatException if the string does not contain a parsable latitude.
098 */
099 public Latitude(final String source) throws NumberFormatException
100 {super(source);}
101 }