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DistanceToTarget ( targetLat ; targetLng ; startLat ; startLng )

Returns distance between two sets of gps coordinates in metres.

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Sample input:

DistanceToTarget ( 41.40338 ; 2.17403 ; 40.748440 ; -73.984559 )

Sample output:

6161803.086571954891149

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

Let ( [
	
	~lat = targetLat ;
	~lng = targetLng ;
	~glat = startLat ;
	~glng = startLng
] ;

	Acos ( Sin(~lat*Pi/180)*Sin(~glat*Pi/180) + Cos(~lat*Pi/180)*Cos(~glat*Pi/180)*Cos(~glng*Pi/180-~lng*Pi/180) ) * 6371000

)

Returns distance between two sets of gps coordinates in metres.

Comments

		David A Sullivan, Mandelbrot LLC Apr 8, 2023
coooooooooool

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