Geographical Distance Metric

A Geographical Distance Metric is a distance metric along the surface of the earth.

• Context:
  • It can be referenced during a Geographical Distance Task.
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• Example(s):
  • Haversine Distance‎‎.
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• See: Geodesy, Distance, Latitude, Longitude.

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References

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_distance Retrieved:2022-1-11.
  • Geographical distance is the distance measured along the surface of the earth. The formulae in this article calculate distances between points which are defined by geographical coordinates in terms of latitude and longitude. This distance is an element in solving the second (inverse) geodetic problem.

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