Computes the distance between two geographical points. This function provides results faster and provides an acceptable level of accuracy for most cases.
Category: | Information and Conversion Functions |
geodistance_cosine(<lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2>)
lat1
latitude for first location, in decimal degrees. South latitudes are negative
lon1
longitude for first location, in decimal degrees. East longitudes are positive
lat2
latitude for second location, in decimal degrees. South latitudes are negative
lon2
longitude for second location, in decimal degrees. East longitudes are positive
The geodistance_cosine function is used to compute the distance between two geographical points.
Note: Each point is represented using latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. South latitudes are negative and east longitudes are positive. The function returns -1 when there is an error.
geodistance_cosine(21.349017, -45.566906, -35.203839, 19.996602)