Keywords: Geocentric vs geodetic latitude.svg en Shows the difference between angles of latitude for a position on an oblate spheroid such as the Earth when using the geocentric angle and geodetic angle 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 Own 2008-02-14 SharkD Image Geocentric vs geodetic latitude with elevation svg Image Circle of latitude elevation svg v fl Spherical coordinates Latitudes Ellipsoids Language-neutral diagrams |