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#::: This routine calculates the distance between two points (given the :::
#::: latitude/longitude of those points). It is being used to calculate :::
#::: the distance between two locations using GeoDataSource(TM) products :::
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#::: Definitions: :::
#::: South latitudes are negative, east longitudes are positive :::
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#::: Passed to function: :::
#::: lat1, lon1 = Latitude and Longitude of point 1 (in decimal degrees) :::
#::: lat2, lon2 = Latitude and Longitude of point 2 (in decimal degrees) :::
#::: unit = the unit you desire for results :::
#::: where: 'M' is statute miles (default) :::
#::: 'K' is kilometers :::
#::: 'N' is nautical miles :::
#::: :::
#::: Worldwide cities and other features databases with latitude longitude :::
#::: are available at https://www.geodatasource.com :::
#::: :::
#::: For enquiries, please contact sales@geodatasource.com :::
#::: :::
#::: Official Web site: https://www.geodatasource.com :::
#::: :::
#::: GeoDataSource.com (C) All Rights Reserved 2022 :::
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$pi = atan2(1,1) * 4;
sub distance {
my ($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2, $unit) = @_;
if (($lat1 == $lat2) && ($lon1 == $lon2)) {
return 0;
}
else {
my $theta = $lon1 - $lon2;
my $dist = sin(deg2rad($lat1)) * sin(deg2rad($lat2)) + cos(deg2rad($lat1)) * cos(deg2rad($lat2)) * cos(deg2rad($theta));
$dist = acos($dist);
$dist = rad2deg($dist);
$dist = $dist * 60 * 1.1515;
if ($unit eq "K") {
$dist = $dist * 1.609344;
} elsif ($unit eq "N") {
$dist = $dist * 0.8684;
}
return ($dist);
}
}
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#::: This function get the arccos function using arctan function :::
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sub acos {
my ($rad) = @_;
my $ret = atan2(sqrt(1 - $rad**2), $rad);
return $ret;
}
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#::: This function converts decimal degrees to radians :::
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sub deg2rad {
my ($deg) = @_;
return ($deg * $pi / 180);
}
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#::: This function converts radians to decimal degrees :::
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sub rad2deg {
my ($rad) = @_;
return ($rad * 180 / $pi);
}
print distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "M") . " Miles\n";
print distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "K") . " Kilometers\n";
print distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "N") . " Nautical Miles\n";
The sample code is licensed under LGPLv3.