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@turf/point-to-line-distance
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Returns the minimum distance between a Point and a LineString, being the distance from a line the
minimum distance between the point and any segment of the LineString
.
line
Feature<LineString> GeoJSON Feature or Geometry
options
Object Optional parameters (optional, default {}
)
options.units
string can be anything supported by turf/convertLength
(ex: degrees, radians, miles, or kilometers) (optional, default "kilometers"
)options.method
string whether to calculate the distance based on geodesic (spheroid) or
planar (flat) method. Valid options are 'geodesic' or 'planar'. (optional, default "geodesic"
)var pt = turf.point([0, 0]);
var line = turf.lineString([[1, 1],[-1, 1]]);
var distance = turf.pointToLineDistance(pt, line, {units: 'miles'});
//=69.11854715938406
Returns number distance between point and line
This module is part of the Turfjs project, an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the Turfjs/turf repository, where you can create PRs and issues.
Install this single module individually:
$ npm install @turf/point-to-line-distance
Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:
$ npm install @turf/turf
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