in3Utils.geoTrans.findClosestPoint

findClosestPoint(xcoor, ycoor, pointsDict)[source]

find the closest point of pointDict along line defined by xcoor and ycoor - only xy plane!

Parameters
  • xcoor, ycoor (np array) – x and y coordinates of line

  • pointsDict (dict) – a dictionary with coordinates of points with keys x and y

Returns

indSplit – index of closest point found on the line

Return type

int