Le 14/01/2013 18:29, John Graybeal a écrit : > I agree with Bruno -- platform angle as it is defined in the request is the > angle of the _platform_ with respect to a reference direction ("the > horizontal angle between the line of sight from the observation point to the > platform and a reference direction at the observation point, which is often > due north"). The seems like platform orientation to me too. >
What I meant is that "platform_azimuth_angle" looks like a duplicate of "platform_orientation". But I agree that "sensor_azimuth_angle" is new and legitimate, for the case of "heavy" platform carrying multiple instruments, some of which possibly moving/scanning/.. Bruno. > I wasn't excited about the name platform_azimuth_angle anyway, because it is > ambiguous on this exact point -- is it the azimuth angle of the platform, or > of the instrument on the platform? (the former, in this case). > Platform_orientation seems to be the accepted name for the purpose. > > The definition is very weak though -- can we propose the substitution of this > definition for that one? > > John > > On Jan 14, 2013, at 09:17, Bruno PIGUET wrote: > >> Le 14/01/2013 17:21, Aleksandar Jelenak - NOAA Affiliate a écrit : >>> Dear Bruno, >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Bruno PIGUET <bruno.pig...@meteo.fr> >>> wrote: >>>> I have one remark about "platform_azimuth_angle" >>>> >>>> I like this name and it correspond to usual navigation definition (as >>>> far as I can tell from my experience with airborne and shipborne >>>> measurements), but... >>>> >>>> There is already a standard name called "platform_orientation", whose >>>> definition seems to be the same, even if less precisely-worded : The >>>> platform orientation is the direction in which the "front" or >>>> longitudinal axis of the platform is pointing (not necessarily the same >>>> as the direction in which it is travelling, called platform_course). >>> >>> platform_orientation is not the same as platform_azimuth_angle. This >>> azimuth angle is related to measurements made by an instrument mounted >>> on a platform (satellite, ship, airplane, truck, etc.). >> >> Sorry for looking dumb, but I don't see the difference (except that >> "platform_orientation" is not precisely defined). >> >> I'm currently producing CF files containing airborne measurements, >> and the parameter which is usually called "heading", which is in fact >> exactly defined as "platform_azimuth_angle", is qualified with >> "standard_name = platform orientation". >> >> Bruno. >> -- >> bruno.pig...@meteo.fr >> Équipe GMEI/TRAMM >> CNRM-GAME : UMR Meteo-France/CNRS n°3589 >> _______________________________________________ >> CF-metadata mailing list >> CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu >> http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata >> > > > ---------------- > John Graybeal <mailto:jgrayb...@ucsd.edu> phone: 858-534-2162 > Product Manager > Ocean Observatories Initiative Cyberinfrastructure Project: > http://ci.oceanobservatories.org > Marine Metadata Interoperability Project: http://marinemetadata.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ CF-metadata mailing list CF-metadata@cgd.ucar.edu http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/mailman/listinfo/cf-metadata