watex.site.Location#

class watex.site.Location(lat=None, lon=None, **kwds)[source]#

Location class

Assert, convert coordinates lat/lon , east/north to appropriate formats.

Location does not follow the scikit-learn API in order to encompass the the syntax of pycsamt and mtpy. The latter follows the Generci Mapping Tool (GMT) API format.

Parameters:

  • lat (float or string (DD:MM:SS.ms)) – latitude of point

  • lon (float or string (DD:MM:SS.ms)) – longitude of point

  • east (float) – easting coordinate in meters

  • north (float) – northing coordinate in meters

  • datum (string) – well known datum ex. WGS84, NAD27, NAD83, etc.

  • utm_zone (Optional, string) – zone number and ‘S’ or ‘N’ e.g. ‘55S’. Defaults to the centre point of the provided points

  • epsg (Optional, int) – epsg number defining projection (see http://spatialreference.org/ref/ for moreinfo) Overrides utm_zone if both are provided

  • reference_ellipsoid (Optional, int) – reference ellipsoids is derived from Peter H. Dana’s website- http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/gcraft/notes/datum/elist.html Department of Geography, University of Texas at Austin Internet: pdana@mail.utexas.edu . Default is 23 constrained to WGS84.