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terrainr (version 0.7.5)

point_from_distance: Find latitude and longitude for a certain distance and azimuth from a point.

Description

Find latitude and longitude for a certain distance and azimuth from a point.

Usage

point_from_distance(
  coord_pair,
  distance,
  azimuth,
  distance_unit = "meters",
  azimuth_unit = c("degrees", "radians")
)

Value

An object of class terrainr_coordinate_pair.

Arguments

coord_pair

A numeric vector of length 2 with names "lat" and "lng"

distance

A distance (in meters) representing the distance away from the original point to apply

azimuth

A azimuth (in units specified in azimuth_unit) representing the direction to apply the distance from the original point in

distance_unit

A string passed to convert_distance indicating the units of the provided distance.

azimuth_unit

A string (either degrees or radians) indicating the units of the azimuth argument