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--- cs_lang:python:things-to-know:geographic [2012/06/20 11:18] – cedric
+++ cs_lang:python:things-to-know:geographic [2012/06/20 11:19] – cedric
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     """
     return x * (180/math.pi)
+def CalcRad(lat):
+    """
+    Radius of curvature in meters at specified latitude.
+    """
+    a = 6378.137
+    e2 = 0.081082 * 0.081082
+    # the radius of curvature of an ellipsoidal Earth in the plane of a
+    # meridian of latitude is given by
+    #
+    # R' = a * (1 - e^2) / (1 - e^2 * (sin(lat))^2)^(3/2)
+    #
+    # where a is the equatorial radius,
+    # b is the polar radius, and
+    # e is the eccentricity of the ellipsoid = sqrt(1 - b^2/a^2)
+    #
+    # a = 6378 km (3963 mi) Equatorial radius (surface to center distance)
+    # b = 6356.752 km (3950 mi) Polar radius (surface to center distance)
+    # e = 0.081082 Eccentricity
+    sc = math.sin(Deg2Rad(lat))
+    x = a * (1.0 - e2)
+    z = 1.0 - e2 * sc * sc
+    y = pow(z, 1.5)
+    r = x / y
+    r = r * 1000.0      # Convert to meters
+    return rime.mktime(time.strptime(date_time, pattern)))
 def EarthDistance((lat1, lon1), (lat2, lon2)):
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         dx *= -1
     return (dx, dy)
-</code>
-<code python>
-def CalcRad(lat):
-    """
-    Radius of curvature in meters at specified latitude.
-    """
-    a = 6378.137
-    e2 = 0.081082 * 0.081082
-    # the radius of curvature of an ellipsoidal Earth in the plane of a
-    # meridian of latitude is given by
-    #
-    # R' = a * (1 - e^2) / (1 - e^2 * (sin(lat))^2)^(3/2)
-    #
-    # where a is the equatorial radius,
-    # b is the polar radius, and
-    # e is the eccentricity of the ellipsoid = sqrt(1 - b^2/a^2)
-    #
-    # a = 6378 km (3963 mi) Equatorial radius (surface to center distance)
-    # b = 6356.752 km (3950 mi) Polar radius (surface to center distance)
-    # e = 0.081082 Eccentricity
-    sc = math.sin(Deg2Rad(lat))
-    x = a * (1.0 - e2)
-    z = 1.0 - e2 * sc * sc
-    y = pow(z, 1.5)
-    r = x / y
-    r = r * 1000.0      # Convert to meters
-    return rime.mktime(time.strptime(date_time, pattern)))
-print epoch
 </code>