diff --git a/OSMDatastructure/Utils.cs b/OSMDatastructure/Utils.cs
index ec8e214..0126679 100644
--- a/OSMDatastructure/Utils.cs
+++ b/OSMDatastructure/Utils.cs
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ namespace OSMDatastructure
             return d;
         }
 
-        private static double DegreesToRadians(double deg)
+        public static double DegreesToRadians(double deg)
         {
             return deg * Math.PI / 180.0;
         }
 
-        private static double RadiansToDegrees(double rad)
+        public static double RadiansToDegrees(double rad)
         {
             return rad * 180.0 / Math.PI;
         }