Distance between two lat long Point.
This routine calculates the distance between two points (given the latitude/longitude of those points). It is being used to calculate the distance between two locations using GeoDataSource (TM) products.
function distance(lat1, lon1, lat2, lon2, unit) {
if ((lat1 == lat2) && (lon1 == lon2)) {
return 0;
}
else {
var radlat1 = Math.PI * lat1/180;
var radlat2 = Math.PI * lat2/180;
var theta = lon1-lon2;
var radtheta = Math.PI * theta/180;
var dist = Math.sin(radlat1) * Math.sin(radlat2) + Math.cos(radlat1) * Math.cos(radlat2) * Math.cos(radtheta);
if (dist > 1) {
dist = 1;
}
dist = Math.acos(dist);
dist = dist * 180/Math.PI;
dist = dist * 60 * 1.1515;
if (unit=="K") { dist = dist * 1.609344 }
if (unit=="N") { dist = dist * 0.8684 }
return dist;
}
}
Distance Speed Time Formula
1. s = speed (meters/second)
2. d = distance traveled (meters)
3. t = time (seconds)
To solve for distance use the formula
distance = speed x time
Rate and speed are similar since they both represent some distance per unit time like miles per hour or kilometers per hour. You can use the equivalent formula d = rt which means distance equals rate times time.
distance = rate x time
To solve for speed or rate use the formula for speed, s = d/t which means speed equals distance divided by time.
speed = distance/time
To solve for time use the formula for time, t = d/s which means time equals distance divided by speed.
time = distance/speed
