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Compute distance in km between two coordinates using the haversine formula
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const haversine = (pos1, pos2) => { | |
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/639695/how-to-convert-latitude-or-longitude-to-meters | |
const R = 6378.137; // Radius of Earth | |
const dLat = pos2.lat * Math.PI / 180 - pos1.lat * Math.PI / 180; | |
const dLon = pos2.lng * Math.PI / 180 - pos1.lng * Math.PI / 180; | |
const a = Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) + | |
Math.cos(pos1.lat * Math.PI / 180) * Math.cos(pos2.lat * Math.PI / 180) * | |
Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2); | |
return (R * 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1-a))); | |
}; |
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