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MySQL function to calculate the distance between two coordinates using the Haversine formula. Leaving it here for future reference.
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DELIMITER $$ | |
CREATE FUNCTION `haversine` (lat1 DECIMAL(8,6), lng1 DECIMAL(8,6), lat2 DECIMAL(8,6), lng2 DECIMAL(8,6)) RETURNS DECIMAL(8,6) | |
BEGIN | |
DECLARE R INT; | |
DECLARE dLat DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE dLng DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE a1 DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE a2 DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE a DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE c DECIMAL(30,15); | |
DECLARE d DECIMAL(30,15); | |
SET R = 3959; -- Earth's radius in miles | |
SET dLat = RADIANS( lat2 ) - RADIANS( lat1 ); | |
SET dLng = RADIANS( lng2 ) - RADIANS( lng1 ); | |
SET a1 = SIN( dLat / 2 ) * SIN( dLat / 2 ); | |
SET a2 = SIN( dLng / 2 ) * SIN( dLng / 2 ) * COS( RADIANS( lng1 )) * COS( RADIANS( lat2 ) ); | |
SET a = a1 + a2; | |
SET c = 2 * ATAN2( SQRT( a ), SQRT( 1 - a ) ); | |
SET d = R * c; | |
RETURN d; | |
END$$ | |
DELIMITER ; |
pimplesushant
commented
Apr 3, 2019
Please use datatype float instead of decimal in this. Mysql doesnt support -ve values for decimal datatype. You'll hit issues if you use points crossing hemispheres with this code
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