geoidHeight2 (lat,
lon,
model=0,
timeout=2.0)
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Get the NAVD88 geoid height at an NAD83
location.
- Arguments:
lat - Latitude (degrees).
lon - Longitude (degrees).
model - Optional, geoid model ID (int).
timeout - Optional, query timeout (seconds).
- Returns:
- An GeoidHeight2Tuple
(height,
model_name) or (None, "error") in
case of errors.
- Raises:
ValueError - Invalid timeout.
Note:
The returned height is None if
lat or lon is invalid or
outside the Conterminous US (CONUS), if the
model was invalid, if conversion failed or if
the query timed out. The error is the HTTP-,
IO-, SSL-, Type-, URL- or ValueError as a
string (str).
See Also:
NOAA National Geodetic Survey, Geoid, USGS10mElev.py, module geoids,
classes GeoidG2012B, GeoidKarney and GeoidPGM.
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