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Distance between two geographical points
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/** | |
* Source http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html | |
*/ | |
const distanceBetween = (lat2, lat1, lng2, lng1) => { | |
Number.prototype.toRad = function() { | |
return this * Math.PI / 180; | |
}; | |
// Haversine Formula | |
const x1 = lat2-lat1; | |
const dLat = x1.toRad(); | |
const x2 = lng2-lng1; | |
const dLon = x2.toRad(); | |
const a = Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) + | |
Math.cos(lat1.toRad()) * Math.cos(lat2.toRad()) * | |
Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2); | |
const c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1-a)); | |
const distance = Math.round(((RADIUS * c) * FOOT) / 2); |
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