turf-distance

turf-distance

turf distance module

turf.distance(from, to, [units=kilometers])

Takes two Point features and calculates the distance between them in degress, radians, miles, or kilometers. This uses the Haversine formula to account for global curvature.

Parameters

parameter	type	description
from	Point	origin point
to	Point	destination point
[units=kilometers]	String	optional: can be degrees, radians, miles, or kilometers

Example

var point1 = turf.point([-75.343, 39.984]);
var point2 = turf.point([-75.534, 39.123]);
var units = 'miles';

var points = turf.featurecollection([point1, point2]);

//=points

var distance = turf.distance(point1, point2, units);

//=distance

Installation

Requires nodejs.

$ npm install turf-distance

Tests

$ npm test