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+"""Test Utils funcitons"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from grass.jupyter.utils import get_region, get_location_proj_string
+
+IPython = pytest.importorskip("IPython", reason="IPython package not available")
+ipywidgets = pytest.importorskip(
+    "ipywidgets", reason="ipywidgets package not available"
+)
+
+
+def test_get_region(session):
+    """Test that get_region returns currnt computational region as dictionary."""
+    region = get_region()
+    assert isinstance(region, dict)
+    assert "north" in region
+    assert "south" in region
+    assert "east" in region
+    assert "west" in region
+
+
+def test_get_location_proj_string(simple_dataset):
+    """Test that get_location_proj_string returns projection of environment in PROJ.4 format"""
+    projection = get_location_proj_string()
+    assert isinstance(projection, str)
+    assert "+proj=" in projection