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Distance between two points
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var getDistanceFromLatLonInKm = function(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) { | |
var R = 6371, | |
dLat = deg2rad(lat2 - lat1), | |
dLon = deg2rad(lon2 - lon1), | |
a = Math.sin(dLat/2) * Math.sin(dLat/2) + | |
Math.cos(deg2rad(lat1)) * Math.cos(eg2rad(lat2)) * | |
Math.sin(dLon/2) * Math.sin(dLon/2), | |
c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)), | |
d = R * c; | |
return d; | |
}; | |
var deg2rad = function(deg) { | |
return deg * (Math.PI/180); | |
}; |
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