R: Converting cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates, and then calculating distance from origin

Question

I\'ve been looking for a solution to convert cartesian coordinates (lat, long) that I have to polar coordinates in order to facilitate a simulation that I want to run, but I hav

Answer 1

Since it is fairly straight forward, you can write your own function. Matlab-like cart2pol function in R:

cart2pol <- function(x, y)
{
  r <- sqrt(x^2 + y^2)
  t <- atan(y/x)

  c(r,t)
}