Class Point
Defined in file coordinate_transforms/point.py.
Discussion
The Point class defines a point on the geode surface in terms of latitude and longitude.
Point Attributes
| degrees2radians | Internal constant used to convert degrees to radians.
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| R | Internal constant holding radius of the Earth in metres.
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| latitude | The latitude of the Point.
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| longitude | The longitude of the Point.
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| coslat | Cosine of the Point's latitude.
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| coslon | Cosine of the Point's longitude.
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| sinlat | Sine of the Point's latitude.
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| sinlon | Sine of the Point's longitude.
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Point Methods
| BearingTo(self, P) | Returns the bearing in degrees from self to P.
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| DistanceTo(self, P) | Returns the distance from self to P in metres.
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| Dist(self, P) | Return a cheap and cheerful approximation of the distance from self to P. Roughly the degress seperation.
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| GCA(self, P) | Returns the great circle angle between self and P.
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| AZ(self, P) | Returns the azimuth bearing from self to P.
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