ComputeDistance: Compute the Distance Between Two Coordinates

In RossDwyer/VTrack: A Collection of Tools for the Analysis of Passive Acoustic Telemetry Data

Compute the Distance Between Two Coordinates

Description

This function computes the distance between two geographical coordinates. These locations must be in decimal degrees.

Usage

ComputeDistance(Lat1, Lat2, Lon1, Lon2)

Arguments

Lat1	the latitude of the first coordinate
Lat2	the latitude of the second coordinate
Lon1	the longitude of the first coordinate
Lon2	the longitude of the second coordinate

Details

Coordinates are given in decimal degrees (WGS 84)

Examples

# Calculate the distance between two coordinates
ComputeDistance(-12.19506,-12.19477,141.8946,141.8980) 

RossDwyer/VTrack documentation built on Feb. 23, 2024, 10:40 p.m.