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Re: Formula for dis. between two points on the Globe
From: Bruce Bowler
Date: 1996 Oct 21, 10:35 EDT
From: Bruce Bowler
Date: 1996 Oct 21, 10:35 EDT
Vincent Rouwhorst <106016.1607@XXX.XXX> writes: >Hello, > >Is there somebody that hase the Formula to calculate the distans >between two points on the globe. > >eg. 52 29.66N and 52 32.86N > 005 02.45E 004 40.67E > >My GPS tells me that it is 13.6nm CTS106 dist = 6366.7*Arccos(sin(lata)*sin(latb)+cos(lata)*cos(latb)*cos(lonb-lona)) Dist is in NM, 6366.7 is (180/pi)*60*1.852. If your arccos function returns degrees rather than radians, adjust accordingly. +---------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------+ | Bruce Bowler | Great spirits have always found | Usual | | 1.207.633.9610 | violent opposition from mediocrities. | Disclaimers | | BBowler@XXX.XXX | Albert Einstein | Apply | +---------------------+---------------------------------------+-------------+
