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PHP - Calculate distance between points (Geocode)
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<?php | |
function distance($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2, $unit) { | |
$theta = $lon1 - $lon2; | |
$dist = sin(deg2rad($lat1)) * sin(deg2rad($lat2)) + cos(deg2rad($lat1)) * cos(deg2rad($lat2)) * cos(deg2rad($theta)); | |
$dist = acos($dist); | |
$dist = rad2deg($dist); | |
$miles = $dist * 60 * 1.1515; | |
$unit = strtoupper($unit); | |
if ($unit == "K") { | |
return ($miles * 1.609344); | |
} else if ($unit == "N") { | |
return ($miles * 0.8684); | |
} else { | |
return $miles; | |
} | |
} | |
//Miles | |
echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "m") . " miles<br/>"; | |
//Kilometers | |
echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "k") . " kilometers<br/>"; | |
//Nautical miles | |
echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "n") . " nautical miles<br/>"; | |
?> |
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