The function LATLNGDISTANCE returns the distance between two global positions in miles, kilometers, or nautical miles.
Declaration
LATLNGDISTANCE(latitude1, longitude1, latitude2, longitude2, unit_string) -> distance
Parameters
latitude1 (type: Number)
The latitude of the first position.
longitude1 (type: Number)
The longitude of the first position.
latitude2 (type: Number)
The latitude of the second position.
longitude2 (type: Number)
The longitude of the second position.
unit_string (type: string, default: "m" - miles)
The unit of measurement the result should represent. Valid units are:
- "k" - kilometers
- "m" - miles
- "n" - nautical miles
Return Values
distance (type: Number)
The distance between the two positions in the units specified by the unit_string.
Examples
The distance between the latitude/longitude position (40.7648, -73.9797) and (37.431136, -122.14044) is 2560.1436555900605 miles.
LATLNGDISTANCE(40.7648, -73.9797, 37.431136, -122.14044) -> 2560.1436555900605
The same distance in kilometers is 4120.151831261931
LATLNGDISTANCE(40.7648, -73.9797, 37.431136, -122.14044, "k") -> 4120.151831261931