nvector.objects.GeoPath

class GeoPath(point_a, point_b)

Geographical path between two positions in Frame E

Parameters

point_a, point_b: Nvector, GeoPoint or ECEFvector objects

The path is defined by the line between point A and B, decomposed in E.

Notes

Please note that either point A or point B or both might be a vector of points. In this case the GeoPath instance represents all the paths between the points of A and the corresponding points of B.

__init__(self, point_a, point_b)

Initialize self. See help(type(self)) for accurate signature.

Methods

__init__(self, point_a, point_b)	Initialize self.
closest_point_on_great_circle(self, point)	Returns closest point on great circle path to the point.
closest_point_on_path(self, point)	Returns closest point on great circle path segment to the point.
cross_track_distance(self, point[, method, …])	Returns cross track distance from path to point.
ecef_vectors(self)	Returns point_a and point_b as ECEF-vectors
geo_points(self)	Returns point_a and point_b as geo-points
interpolate(self, ti)	Returns the interpolated point along the path
intersect(self, path)	Returns the intersection(s) between the great circles of the two paths
intersection(\*args, \*\*kwds)	intersection is deprecated!
nvector_normals(self)	Returns nvector normals for position a and b
nvectors(self)	Returns point_a and point_b as n-vectors
on_great_circle(self, point[, atol])	Returns True if point is on the great circle within a tolerance.
on_path(self, point[, method, rtol, atol])	Returns True if point is on the path between A and B witin a tolerance.
track_distance(self[, method, radius])	Returns the path distance computed at the average height.

Attributes

positionA	Deprecated use point_a instead
positionB	Deprecated use point_a instead