John Schrom johnschrom

jsundram / cull.py

Last active April 5, 2023 15:22

Check if lat long is inside the bounds of the continental US (box model, not shape)

	# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_points_of_the_United_States#Westernmost
	top = 49.3457868 # north lat
	left = -124.7844079 # west long
	right = -66.9513812 # east long
	bottom = 24.7433195 # south lat

	def cull(latlngs):
	""" Accepts a list of lat/lng tuples.
	returns the list of tuples that are within the bounding box for the US.
	NB. THESE ARE NOT NECESSARILY WITHIN THE US BORDERS!