iwfm.gis.bearing

iwfm.gis.bearing(p1, p2)[source]

Return the bearing between two (lat,lon) points p1 = [lat1,lon1], p2 = [lat2,lon2] in degrees Description of algorithm at https://www.mathsisfun.com/sine-cosine-tangent.html.

Parameters:

  • p1 (list) – point coordinates as floats [latitude,longitude]

  • p2 (list) – point coordinates as floats [latitude,longitude]

Returns:

bearing – angle between p1 and p2

Return type:

float