[ REQ 5786]: data format for elipsoid?

[jminhe at kirk.geog.sc.edu]

Dear Sir/Madam:

Your geomview works and looks great with three dimensional objects.
I really like the package and want to use it to visualize the 
characteristics and relations of spectral signatures of different
land cover types from satellite imagery. The problem at hand is how
to great a data format in geomview to display an ELIPSOID rather
than a SPHERE. Since an elipsoid has three different radiuses, the
format for a sphere does not work here.

Can you help me out with this problem? Or I really have create my
own routine for converting an elipsoid equation into a series of
surface coordinates? I look forward to your reply soon.

Thank you in advance.

Minhe Ji
Department of Geography
University of South Carolina
jminhe at kirk.geog.sc.edu