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turf point-to-line-distance module

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@turf/point-to-line-distance

pointToLineDistance

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.

Parameters

  • pt (Feature<Point> | Array<number>) Feature or Geometry

  • 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")

Examples

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.

Installation

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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Package last updated on 09 Aug 2024

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