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September 12, 2014 15:16
Swift - Distance between two lat and longs.
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struct MapPoint { | |
var lat : Double = 0 | |
var long : Double = 0 | |
} | |
class DistanceCalculator { | |
var fromMP : MapPoint | |
var toMP : MapPoint | |
var fLat : Double! | |
var fLong : Double! | |
var tLat : Double! | |
var tLong : Double! | |
init(from: MapPoint, to: MapPoint){ | |
fromMP = from | |
toMP = to | |
fLat = dToR(fromMP.lat) | |
fLong = dToR(fromMP.long) | |
tLat = dToR(toMP.lat) | |
tLong = dToR(toMP.long) | |
} | |
//Degrees to Radians | |
func dToR(val: Double) -> Double { | |
return val * M_PI / 180 | |
} | |
func inMiles() -> Double { | |
var dlon = fLong - tLong | |
var dlat = fLat - tLat | |
let a = pow(sin(dlat/2), 2) + (cos(fLat) * cos(tLat)) * pow(sin(dlon/2), 2) | |
let c = 2 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1-a)) | |
let d = 3961 * c | |
return d | |
} | |
func toString() -> String { | |
return "The two points are \(self.inMiles()) miles apart" | |
} | |
} | |
var mp1 = MapPoint(lat: 38.898556, long: -77.037852) | |
var mp2 = MapPoint(lat: 38.897147, long: -77.043934) | |
var dc = DistanceCalculator(from: mp1, to: mp2) | |
var distance = dc.inMiles() | |
println(dc.toString()) |
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