{@linkplain org.geotools.referencing.datum.AbstractDatum Datum} implementation. An explanation for this
package is provided in the {@linkplain org.opengis.referencing.datum OpenGIS® javadoc}.
The remaining discussion on this page is specific to the Geotools implementation.
Extensions to OpenGIS API
Convenience methods were added to the
{@linkplain org.geotools.referencing.datum.DefaultEllipsoid default ellipsoid}
class in order to compute orthodromic distance.