public static double DistanceInKm(Position pos1, Position pos2) {
return Distance(pos1, pos2, DistanceType.Kilometers);
}
public static double DistanceInMeters(Position pos1, Position pos2) {
return DistanceInKm(pos1, pos2) * 1000;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the distance in miles or kilometers of any two
/// latitude / longitude points.
/// </summary>
/// <param name=”pos1″></param>
/// <param name=”pos2″></param>
/// <param name=”type”></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static double Distance(Position pos1, Position pos2, DistanceType type) {
double R = (type == DistanceType.Miles) ? 3960 : 6371;
double dLat = GeoMath.ToRadian(pos2.Latitude - pos1.Latitude);
double dLon = GeoMath.ToRadian(pos2.Longitude - pos1.Longitude);
double a = Math.Sin(dLat / 2) * Math.Sin(dLat / 2) +
Math.Cos(GeoMath.ToRadian(pos1.Latitude)) * Math.Cos(GeoMath.ToRadian(pos2.Latitude)) *
Math.Sin(dLon / 2) * Math.Sin(dLon / 2);
double c = 2 * Math.Asin(Math.Min(1, Math.Sqrt(a)));
double d = R * c;
return d;
}
