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javascript distance between two coordinates
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function calculateDistance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2) { | |
var R = 6371; | |
var dLat = (lat2 - lat1) * Math.PI / 180; | |
var dLon = (lon2 - lon1) * Math.PI / 180; | |
var a = Math.sin(dLat / 2) * Math.sin(dLat / 2) + | |
Math.cos(lat1 * Math.PI / 180) * Math.cos(lat2 * Math.PI / 180) * | |
Math.sin(dLon / 2) * Math.sin(dLon / 2); | |
var c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)); | |
var d = R * c; | |
if (d > 1) | |
return Math.round(d) + "km"; | |
else if (d <= 1) | |
return Math.round(d * 1000) + "m"; | |
return d; | |
} |
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