Package pygeodesy :: Module sphericalNvector :: Class Nvector
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Class Nvector

   object --+            
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   bases.Base --+        
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vector3d.Vector3d --+    
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      nvector.Nvector --+
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                       Nvector

An n-vector is a position representation using a (unit) vector normal to the earth's surface. Unlike lat-/longitude points, n-vectors have no singularities or discontinuities.

For many applications, n-vectors are more convenient to work with than other position representations like lat-/longitude, earth-centred earth-fixed (ECEF) vectors, UTM coordinates, etc.

On a spherical model earth, an n-vector is equivalent to an earth-centred earth-fixed (ECEF) vector.

Note commonality with ellipsoidalNvector.Nvector.

Instance Methods
 
toLatLon(self, height=None, LatLon=<class 'pygeodesy.sphericalNvector.LatLon'>)
Convert this n-vector to a (spherical geodetic) point.
 
greatCircle(self, bearing)
Compute the n-vector normal to great circle obtained by heading on given compass bearing from this point as its n-vector.

Inherited from nvector.Nvector: __init__, copy, to3llh, to4xyzh, toStr, toVector3d, unit

Inherited from vector3d.Vector3d: __abs__, __add__, __cmp__, __div__, __eq__, __ge__, __gt__, __iadd__, __imatmul__, __imul__, __isub__, __itruediv__, __le__, __lt__, __matmul__, __mul__, __ne__, __neg__, __pos__, __radd__, __rmatmul__, __rmul__, __rsub__, __sub__, __truediv__, angleTo, cross, dividedBy, dot, equals, minus, negate, others, parse, plus, rotate, rotateAround, sum, times, to2ll, to3xyz

Inherited from bases.Base: __repr__, __str__, classname, classof, toStr2

Inherited from object: __delattr__, __format__, __getattribute__, __hash__, __new__, __reduce__, __reduce_ex__, __setattr__, __sizeof__, __subclasshook__

Class Variables

Inherited from nvector.Nvector: H

Properties

Inherited from nvector.Nvector: h

Inherited from vector3d.Vector3d: length, x, y, z

Inherited from object: __class__

Method Details

toLatLon(self, height=None, LatLon=<class 'pygeodesy.sphericalNvector.LatLon'>)

 

Convert this n-vector to a (spherical geodetic) point.

Parameters:
  • height - Optional height above earth radius, overriding the default height (meter).
  • LatLon - LatLon class for the point (LatLon).
Returns:
Point equivalent to this n-vector (LatLon).

Example:

>>> n = Nvector(0.5, 0.5, 0.7071)
>>> p = n.toLatLon()  # 45.0°N, 45.0°E

greatCircle(self, bearing)

 

Compute the n-vector normal to great circle obtained by heading on given compass bearing from this point as its n-vector.

Direction of vector is such that initial bearing vector b = c × p.

Parameters:
  • bearing - Initial compass bearing (degrees).
Returns:
N-vector representing great circle (Nvector).

Example:

>>> n = LatLon(53.3206, -1.7297).toNvector()
>>> gc = n.greatCircle(96.0)  # [-0.794, 0.129, 0.594]