Re: Distance Formula from Long/Lat

From: DellaCroce <DellaCroce_at_toast.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 22:10:47 -0500
Message-ID: <41159a14_at_news03.toast.net>


That is true, and the application I am working on the point are not far enough apart to have to work with the curve of the earth (I think) but first the Long/Lat are in degree, and second the distance between latitude lines changes as you move closer to the equator. So the this would effect the distance between say Chicago and Miami.
Thanks for the help!
Greg
"Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns953EC5001652DSunnySD_at_68.6.19.6...
> "DellaCroce" <DellaCroce_at_toast.net> wrote in
> news:4115661c_at_news03.toast.net:
>
> > Does anyone here have the formula for calculating distance give two
> > pairs of Longitude/Latitude coordinates? Please share this with me if
> > you would.
> >
>
> Depending upon how close togther the point are,
> the Pythagorian (sp) formula will be a close approximation.
>
> X**2 + Y**2 = Z**2
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