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Last active February 21, 2024 13:31
compass bearing between two points in Python
# LICENSE: public domain
def calculate_initial_compass_bearing(pointA, pointB):
"""
Calculates the bearing between two points.
The formulae used is the following:
θ = atan2(sin(Δlong).cos(lat2),
cos(lat1).sin(lat2) − sin(lat1).cos(lat2).cos(Δlong))