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GeoDistance

GeoDistance
gives the geodesic distance in meters between latitude-longitude positions on the Earth.
GeoDistance
gives the distance between positions specified by position objects.
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  • Latitudes and longitudes are given in degrees or as DMS lists.
  • GeoDistance gives the distance between positions specified by latitudes and longitudes given as strings.
  • GeoDistance gives the distance between positions projected onto a reference ellipsoid; heights are ignored.
  • GeoDistance by default uses the reference ellipsoid associated with the datum for .
  • The algorithm used by GeoDistance can be specified by setting the Method option to one of the following values: , , or .
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Basic Examples   (2)
Distance between two positions on the reference ellipsoid:
Distance between two fully specified geodetic positions:
Distance between two positions on the reference ellipsoid:
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Distance between two fully specified geodetic positions:
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