Top "Distance" questions

Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are.

Shortest distance between a point and a line segment

I need a basic function to find the shortest distance between a point and a line segment. Feel free to …

language-agnostic geometry distance line-segment
Calculate distance in meters when you know longitude and latitude in java

Possible Duplicate: Working with latitude/longitude values in Java Duplicate: Working with latitude/longitude values in Java How do I …

java distance latitude-longitude
Should I use px or rem value units in my CSS?

I am designing a new website and I want it to be compatible with as much browsers and browser settings …

html css distance units-of-measurement
Function to calculate distance between two coordinates

I'm currently using the function below and it doesn't work properly. According to Google Maps, the distance between these coordinates (…

javascript coordinates distance
Calculating distance between two geographic locations

please shed some light on this situation Right now i have two array having latitude and longitude of nearby places …

android location distance latitude-longitude
Haversine Formula in Python (Bearing and Distance between two GPS points)

Problem I would like to know how to get the distance and bearing between 2 GPS points. I have researched on …

python gps distance haversine bearing
I want to calculate the distance between two points in Java

OK, so I've written most of a program that will allow me to determine if two circles overlap. I have …

java math distance
How do I find the difference between two values without knowing which is larger?

I was wondering if there was a function built into Python that can determine the distance between two rational numbers …

python function numbers distance
Get lat/long given current point, distance and bearing

Given an existing point in lat/long, distance in (in KM) and bearing (in degrees converted to radians), I would …

python gis distance latitude-longitude
Function to calculate geospatial distance between two points (lat,long) using R

I have geocoded points in long, lat format, and I want to calculate the distance between them using R. This …

r package geospatial distance latitude-longitude