hogealtitude

Hogealtitude is a hypothetical metric used in geospatial modeling and simulation to represent altitude with an extra correction for atmospheric conditions. It combines geometric altitude with a software-defined adjustment factor intended to approximate how air density, temperature, and pressure influence system performance. It is not an official aviation or meteorological measurement and has no standardized definition across disciplines.

Origin: The term uses hoge, a placeholder name commonly used in programming and examples, signaling that “hogealtitude” is a generic variable rather than a specific physical quantity.

Calculation and definitions: Different projects define the correction factor in ways that suit their needs. Common approaches apply a simple multiplier to the geometric altitude, while others implement a basic atmospheric model to compute an effective altitude. Some definitions prefer expressing hogealtitude as a unitless index, while others map it to meters to ease interpretation in simulations.

Applications: It appears in flight simulators, drone-path planning tools, and educational demonstrations to discuss altitude-related effects and the interaction between altitude and performance. Users should be aware that values of hogealtitude are not directly comparable across systems unless the same definition is used.

See also: Altitude, Density altitude, True altitude, Indicated altitude, Atmospheric model, Placeholder variable.