distance between two places using latitude longitude in php
by Francis[ Edit ] 2014-10-17 17:17:07
Distance between two places using latitude longitude in php
<?php
function distance($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2, $unit)
{
$theta = $lon1 - $lon2;
$dist = sin(deg2rad($lat1)) * sin(deg2rad($lat2)) + cos(deg2rad($lat1)) * cos(deg2rad($lat2)) * cos(deg2rad($theta));
$dist = acos($dist);
$dist = rad2deg($dist);
$miles = $dist * 60 * 1.1515;
$unit = strtoupper($unit);
if ($unit == "K") {
return ($miles * 1.609344);
} else if ($unit == "N") {
return ($miles * 0.8684);
} else {
return $miles;
}
}
echo distance($latitudeFromPoint, $longitudeFromPoint, $latitudeToPoint, $longitudeToPoint, "M") . " Miles<br>";
echo distance$latitudeFromPoint, $longitudeFromPoint, $latitudeToPoint, $longitudeToPoint, "K") . " Kilometers<br>";
echo distance$latitudeFromPoint, $longitudeFromPoint, $latitudeToPoint, $longitudeToPoint, "N") . " Nautical Miles<br>";
?>