pyacs.lib.coordinates.geo2flat_earth

pyacs.lib.coordinates.geo2flat_earth.geo2flat_earth(longitude, latitude)[source]

Convert geographical coordinates to Web Mercator (flat earth).

Uses pyproj with EPSG:4326 (WGS84) to EPSG:3857 (Web Mercator).

Parameters:

  • longitude (float or array_like) – Longitude in decimal degrees.

  • latitude (float or array_like) – Latitude in decimal degrees.

Returns:

  • x (ndarray) – Easting in km.

  • y (ndarray) – Northing in km.