Workflows Overview
This section introduces a few common workflows that demonstrate the features of What on Earth?. These examples show how to work with satellite visualization, quaternion adjustments, and basic geometrical calculations.
The workflows are designed to help you get started with typical tasks and explore how the application can be applied to real-world scenarios.
Available Workflows
1. Debugging Quaternions
This workflow demonstrates how to:
- Move a satellite to a specific location.
- Add a point of interest and connect it to the satellite.
- Rotate the satellite to a given quaternion.
- Calculate angles to debug orientation issues.
2. Checking Current Position of a Satellite
This workflow shows how to:
- Use a satellite's NORAD ID to fetch its current position using TLE data.
- Visualize the satellite's location in 3D.
3. Pointing Nadir with Y-Axis Pointing North
This workflow explains how to:
- Calculate a quaternion to point a satellite’s z-axis toward nadir.
- Align the satellite’s y-axis as closely as possible to north in the ECEF frame.