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+# pywgs84tolv03 converter script
+
+This is a github mirror for the swisstopo python2 script written by me. You can find the script and ports to several other languages at: 
+
+http://www.mont-terri.ch/internet/swisstopo/en/home/products/software/products/skripts.html
+
+
+
+## Example use
+
+```python
+''' Example usage for the GPSConverter class.'''
+
+converter = GPSConverter()
+
+# Coordinates
+wgs84 = [46.95108, 7.438637, 0]
+lv03  = []
+
+# Convert WGS84 to LV03 coordinates
+lv03 = converter.WGS84toLV03(wgs84[0], wgs84[1], wgs84[2])
+
+print "WGS84: "
+print wgs84
+print "LV03: "
+print lv03
+```