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tectonicr (version 0.4.6)

coordinates: Coordinate Transformations

Description

Converts vector between Cartesian and geographical coordinate systems

Usage

cartesian_to_geographical(n)

geographical_to_cartesian(p)

geographical_to_spherical(p)

Value

Functions return a (2- or 3-dimensional) vector representing a point in the requested coordinate system.

Arguments

n

Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z) as vector

p

Geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude) as vector

See Also

cartesian_to_spherical() and spherical_to_cartesian() for conversions to spherical coordinates

Examples

Run this code
n <- c(1, -2, 3)
cartesian_to_geographical(n)
p <- c(50, 10)
geographical_to_cartesian(p)

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