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calculate distance between 2 map points
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'use strict'; | |
const toRadians = degrees => (Math.PI / 180) * degrees; | |
const toDegrees = radians => (180 * radians) / Math.PI; | |
const earthRadius = 6371e3; // metres | |
module.exports.getDistance = (ne_lat, sw_lat, ne_lng, sw_lng) => { | |
var lat1 = toRadians(ne_lat); | |
var lat2 = toRadians(sw_lat); | |
var lat_diff = toRadians(sw_lat - ne_lat); | |
var lng_diff = toRadians(sw_lng - ne_lng); | |
var a = | |
Math.sin(lat_diff / 2) * Math.sin(lat_diff / 2) + | |
Math.cos(lat1) * | |
Math.cos(lat2) * | |
Math.sin(lng_diff / 2) * | |
Math.sin(lng_diff / 2); | |
var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)); | |
// return distance between points in meters | |
return earthRadius * c; | |
}; |
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