text: import os
  
  #try and find the ARASE_PATH variable - this is where data will be stored
  ModulePath = os.path.dirname(__file__)+'/'
  try:
  	DataPath = os.getenv('ARASE_PATH')+'/'
  except:
  	print('Please set ARASE_PATH environment variable')
  	DataPath = ''
  
  
  #data type for the position
  PosDtype = [('Date','int32'),('ut','float32'),('utc','float64'),
  		('Xgeo','float32'),('Ygeo','float32'),('Zgeo','float32'),
  		('Xgm','float32'),('Ygm','float32'),('Zgm','float32'),
  		('Xgse','float32'),('Ygse','float32'),('Zgse','float32'),
  		('Xgsm','float32'),('Ygsm','float32'),('Zgsm','float32'),
  		('Xsm','float32'),('Ysm','float32'),('Zsm','float32')]
  Pos = None
  
  