<% '::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: '::: ::: '::: This routine calculates the distance between two points (given the ::: '::: latitude/longitude of those points). It is being used to calculate ::: '::: the distance between two location using GeoDataSource(TM) ::: '::: products. ::: '::: ::: '::: Definitions: ::: '::: South latitudes are negative, east longitudes are positive ::: '::: ::: '::: Passed to function: ::: '::: lat1, lon1 = Latitude and Longitude of point 1 (in decimal degrees) ::: '::: lat2, lon2 = Latitude and Longitude of point 2 (in decimal degrees) ::: '::: unit = the unit you desire for results ::: '::: where: 'M' is statute miles (default) ::: '::: 'K' is kilometers ::: '::: 'N' is nautical miles ::: '::: ::: '::: Worldwide cities and other features databases with latitude longitude ::: '::: are available at https://www.geodatasource.com ::: '::: ::: '::: For enquiries, please contact sales@geodatasource.com ::: '::: ::: '::: Official Web site: https://www.geodatasource.com ::: '::: ::: '::: GeoDataSource.com (C) All Rights Reserved 2022 ::: '::: ::: '::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: const pi = 3.14159265358979323846 Function distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2, unit) Dim theta, dist If lat1 = lat2 And lon1 = lon2 Then distance = 0 Else theta = lon1 - lon2 dist = sin(deg2rad(lat1)) * sin(deg2rad(lat2)) + cos(deg2rad(lat1)) * cos(deg2rad(lat2)) * cos(deg2rad(theta)) dist = acos(dist) dist = rad2deg(dist) distance = dist * 60 * 1.1515 Select Case ucase(unit) Case "K" distance = distance * 1.609344 Case "N" distance = distance * 0.8684 End Select End If End Function ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: '::: This function get the arccos function from arctan function ::: ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Function acos(rad) If Abs(rad) <> 1 Then acos = pi/2 - Atn(rad / Sqr(1 - rad * rad)) ElseIf rad = -1 Then acos = pi End If End function ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: '::: This function converts decimal degrees to radians ::: ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Function deg2rad(Deg) deg2rad = cdbl(Deg * pi / 180) End Function ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: '::: This function converts radians to decimal degrees ::: ':::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Function rad2deg(Rad) rad2deg = cdbl(Rad * 180 / pi) End Function response.write distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "M") & " Miles<br>" response.write distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "K") & " Kilometers<br>" response.write distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "N") & " Nautical Miles<br>" %>
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