pos2dist
Calculate distance between two points on earth's surface given by latitude-longitude pair.
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Calculate distance between two points on earth's surface given by their latitude-longitude pair. Choose method 1 or 2. Method 1 uses plane approximation, only for points within several tens of kilometers; Method 2 calculates sphereic geodesic distance for points farther apart, but ignores flattening of the earth. Output is in km.
Cite As
Langqiu Sun (2026). pos2dist (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/5256-pos2dist), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
Acknowledgements
Inspired: posdist, pathdist, Heightprofile from GoogleEarth to 3D-Surface
General Information
- Version 1.0.0.0 (882 Bytes)
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- Compatible with any release
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- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
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