Bearing
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"""
Initial bearing (forward azimuth) between two geographic points.
Points are (latitude, longitude) in decimal degrees. Returns bearing in degrees
clockwise from true north in the range [0, 360).
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearing_(navigation)
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import math
def initial_bearing(
origin: tuple[float, float], destination: tuple[float, float]
) -> float:
"""
Compute the initial bearing from `origin` to `destination`.
Parameters
----------
origin, destination : tuple[float, float]
(latitude, longitude) in decimal degrees.
Returns
-------
float
Initial bearing in degrees, clockwise from north in [0, 360).
Raises
------
TypeError
If inputs are not 2-tuples of numbers.
ValueError
If the two points are identical (bearing undefined).
Examples
>>> round(initial_bearing((50.066389, -5.714722), (58.643889, -3.07)), 3)
9.12
>>> round(initial_bearing((0.0, 0.0), (1.0, 1.0)), 3)
44.996
>>> initial_bearing((0.0, 0.0), (0.0, 0.0))
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: origin and destination are the same point; bearing is undefined
"""
try:
lat1, lon1 = float(origin[0]), float(origin[1])
lat2, lon2 = float(destination[0]), float(destination[1])
except Exception as exc:
raise TypeError(
"origin and destination must be 2-tuples of numeric values"
) from exc
if lat1 == lat2 and lon1 == lon2:
raise ValueError(
"origin and destination are the same point; bearing is undefined"
)
# convert degrees to radians
phi1 = math.radians(lat1)
phi2 = math.radians(lat2)
delta_lambda = math.radians(lon2 - lon1)
x = math.sin(delta_lambda) * math.cos(phi2)
y = math.cos(phi1) * math.sin(phi2) - math.sin(phi1) * math.cos(phi2) * math.cos(
delta_lambda
)
theta = math.atan2(x, y) # result in radians relative to north
bearing = (math.degrees(theta) + 360.0) % 360.0
return bearing
if __name__ == "__main__":
# simple demonstration
print(initial_bearing((50.066389, -5.714722), (58.643889, -3.07)))