acdc.database.saa_distance.LatLonToXYZ

LatLonToXYZ(lat, lon, radius)

Convert a latitude-longitude pair to 3D-Cartesian coordinates.

Parameters:

• lat (float) – Latitude in degrees

• lon (float) – Longitude in degrees

• radius (float) – Radius in arbitrary units

Returns:

tuple – x,y,z coordinates in arbitrary units