AllTrans EGM2008 Calculator

AllTrans EGM2008 Calculator is a straightforward piece of software designed to help you calculate EGM2008 geoid undulations. It comes packed with several useful options and configuration settings.

Hassle-free installation and simple GUI

Setting up the application is a fast and easy job that shouldn't impose any difficulties. Its interface is user-friendly but plain-looking. Made from a single window split into three main panels, the tool lets you perform EGM2008 manual, gridmaker and file calculations.

Run three types of calculations

When it comes to EGM2008 manual calculations, all you have to do is specify the latitude and longitude, and click a button to instantly obtain results when it comes to the bi-quadratic, bilinear, triangulation and nearest neighbor undulation.
For the EGM2008 gridmaker method you can set the spacing as well, along with the saving directory and file name, which can be opened without leaving the interface. Lastly, you can run EGM2008 file calculations by selecting an input file, output directory, file name and format (e.g. text file with latitude and longitude, bilinear interpolation, nearest neighbor). AllTrans EGM2008 Calculator can be set to use the internal database or an external one.

Evaluation and conclusion

We have not encountered any unpleasant surprises in our testing, since the software application did not hang, crash or pop up error dialogs. It calculated data rapidly while remaining light on system resources. Although it is not much to look at, AllTrans EGM2008 Calculator proves to be an effective calculator for EGM2008 geoid undulations.