Location Utils - Distance

Calculating distance

You can use the utilities to calculate the distance between two geographic positions.

var from:Position = ...;
var to:Position = ...;

var distance:Number = Location.service.locationUtils.distanceBetween( from, to );

This method measures the distance between the two locations by tracing a line between them that follows the curvature of the Earth. The resulting arc is a smooth curve and does not take into account specific altitude changes between the two locations.

Distance is defined in meters using the WGS84 ellipsoid.