def feature(tweet, lite=None):
    """
    Converts a tweepy Status object into a GeoJSON point TeatureClass

    tweet : a tweepy Status object
    lite (boolean) : If true, include only a small part of the tweet metadata
    """
    feat = {}
    if tweet.geo:
        feat = {'type': 'Feature', 'geometry': {'type': 'Point',
            'coordinates': [tweet.geo['coordinates'][1], tweet.geo[
            'coordinates'][0]]}}
        if lite:
            feat['properties'] = {'screen_name': tweet.user.screen_name,
                'userid': tweet.user.id, 'text': tweet.text, 'id': tweet.id,
                'source': tweet.source}
        else:
            feat['properties'] = tweet._json
    return feat
