# latitudeToIntrinsicY

Convert from latitude to intrinsic y coordinates

## Syntax

``yIntrinsic = latitudeToIntrinsicY(R,lat)``

## Description

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````yIntrinsic = latitudeToIntrinsicY(R,lat)` returns the y-coordinate in the intrinsic coordinate system corresponding to latitude `lat` in the geographic coordinate system, based on the relationship defined by geographic raster `R`.```

## Examples

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Import elevation data [1] for a region in Colorado as an array and a `GeographicPostingsReference` object. Find the intrinsic $\mathit{y}$-coordinate corresponding to a latitude of `39.9539` degrees.

```[Z,R] = readgeoraster('n39_w106_3arc_v2.dt1'); yIntrinsic = latitudeToIntrinsicY(R,39.9539)```
```yIntrinsic = 56.3200 ```

The result means that coordinates with a latitude of `39.9539` degrees fall between rows 56 and 57 of the posting points.

[1] The elevation data used in this example is from the U.S. Geological Survey.

## Input Arguments

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Latitude coordinates, specified as a numeric array. Valid values of `lat` are in the range [-90, 90] degrees. `lat` coordinates can be outside the bounds of the raster `R`.

Data Types: `single` | `double`

## Output Arguments

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y-coordinates in intrinsic coordinate system, returned as a numeric array. `yIntrinsic` is the same size as `lat`.

When a point has valid latitude outside the bounds of raster `R`, `yIntrinsic`(k) is extrapolated in the intrinsic coordinate system. When `lat`(k) is outside the range [-90, 90] degrees, or has a value of `NaN`, the corresponding value `yIntrinsic`(k) is set to `NaN`.

Data Types: `double`

## Version History

Introduced in R2013b