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HS

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Oct 23, 2003, 6:46:39 AM10/23/03
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Hi,

Does anyone have formula how to calculate distance between
two GPS points (lon1, lat1 & lon2, lat2)?

TIA,

-HS

Ken Alverson

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Oct 23, 2003, 10:06:15 AM10/23/03
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"HS" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone have formula how to calculate distance between
> two GPS points (lon1, lat1 & lon2, lat2)?

Straight line distance? Surface of the earth distance? At what altitude?
Are the altitudes the same?

Ken


CheckAbdoul

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Oct 23, 2003, 10:19:57 AM10/23/03
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Take a look at the following search results from google archives.


http://groups.google.com/groups?q=distance+between+GPS+&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

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Check Abdoul [VC++ MVP]
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Ron Natalie

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Oct 23, 2003, 10:31:24 AM10/23/03
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"HS" <anon...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:08fd01c39952$f0433450$a401...@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have formula how to calculate distance between
> two GPS points (lon1, lat1 & lon2, lat2)?

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/gisfaq?Q5.1


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