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Calculating distance between two GPS coordinates. Result in meters.
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| #include <stdio.h> | |
| #include <math.h> | |
| #include <stdlib.h> | |
| #define ER (6371007.2) | |
| #define RAD(degrees) (degrees * (M_PI / 180)) | |
| main(int argc, char **argv) | |
| { | |
| double dLa1, dLo1, dLa2, dLo2; | |
| double dLa, dLo, dA, dM; | |
| dLa1 = RAD(atof(argv[1])); | |
| dLo1 = RAD(atof(argv[2])); | |
| dLa2 = RAD(atof(argv[3])); | |
| dLo2 = RAD(atof(argv[4])); | |
| dLa = dLa2 - dLa1; | |
| dLo = dLo2 - dLo1; | |
| dA = sin(dLa/2) * sin(dLa/2) + cos(dLa1) * cos(dLa2) * sin(dLo/2) * sin(dLo/2); | |
| dM = (ER * (2 * atan2(sqrt(dA), sqrt(1-dA)))); | |
| printf("%.5lf\n", dM); | |
| } |
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