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Python code to convert a geographic point into a circular buffer with radius in meters.
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from shapely.geometry import Point | |
from functools import partial | |
from shapely.ops import transform | |
import pyproj | |
def buffer_in_meters(lng, lat, radius): | |
proj_meters = pyproj.Proj(init='epsg:3857') | |
proj_latlng = pyproj.Proj(init='epsg:4326') | |
project_to_meters = partial(pyproj.transform, proj_latlng, proj_meters) | |
project_to_latlng = partial(pyproj.transform, proj_meters, proj_latlng) | |
pt_latlng = Point(lng, lat) | |
pt_meters = transform(project_to_meters, pt_latlng) | |
buffer_meters = pt_meters.buffer(radius) | |
buffer_latlng = transform(project_to_latlng, buffer_meters) | |
return buffer_latlng |
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