diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index 1040a030443f32283d2092e0f27ff328c7a06638..c95ef7c550c0dc4ebb278329b41dc46d839ccfa8 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import numpy as np
 from metpy.units import units
 from metpy.calc import thickness_hydrostatic
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+SpatialEarth2D = namedtuple('SpatialEarth2D', ['lon', 'lat'])
 
 
 class MyGenericException(Exception):