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Distance between two coordinates on earth is usually calculated using Haversine formula
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def geo_distance(loc1, loc2) | |
rad_per_deg = Math::PI/180 # PI / 180 | |
rkm = 6371 # Earth radius in kilometers | |
rm = rkm * 1000 # Radius in meters | |
dlat_rad = (loc2[0]-loc1[0]) * rad_per_deg # Delta, converted to rad | |
dlon_rad = (loc2[1]-loc1[1]) * rad_per_deg | |
lat1_rad, lon1_rad = loc1.map {|i| i * rad_per_deg } | |
lat2_rad, lon2_rad = loc2.map {|i| i * rad_per_deg } | |
a = Math.sin(dlat_rad/2)**2 + Math.cos(lat1_rad) * Math.cos(lat2_rad) * Math.sin(dlon_rad/2)**2 | |
c = 2 * Math::atan2(Math::sqrt(a), Math::sqrt(1-a)) | |
rm * c # Delta in meters | |
end | |
puts geo_distance([46.3625, 15.114444], [46.055556, 14.508333]) | |
# => 57794.35510874037 |
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