Tutorial and sample codes to calculate the distance between two locations (longitude and latitude) using spherical algorithm. Free sample source codes in PHP, ASP, ColdFusion, C/C++, C#, Java, Perl, Visual Basic and Javascript. Longitude and latitude for United States ZIP Code and Canadian Postal Code are available in database subscription from http://www.zipcodeworld.com.

By : tgotchi

<?php

/*::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*/
/*:: :*/
/*:: This routine calculates the distance between two points (given the :*/
/*:: latitude/longitude of those points). It is being used to calculate :*/
/*:: the distance between two ZIP Codes or Postal Codes using our :*/
/*:: ZIPCodeWorld(TM) and PostalCodeWorld(TM) products. :*/
/*:: :*/
/*:: Definitions: :*/
/*:: South latitudes are negative, east longitudes are positive :*/
/*:: :*/
/*:: Passed to function: :*/
/*:: lat1, lon1 = Latitude and Longitude of point 1 (in decimal degrees) :*/
/*:: lat2, lon2 = Latitude and Longitude of point 2 (in decimal degrees) :*/
/*:: unit = the unit you desire for results :*/
/*:: where: 'M' is statute miles :*/
/*:: 'K' is kilometers (default) :*/
/*:: 'N' is nautical miles :*/
/*:: United States ZIP Code/ Canadian Postal Code databases with latitude & :*/
/*:: longitude are available at http://www.zipcodeworld.com :*/
/*:: :*/
/*:: For enquiries, please contact sales@zipcodeworld.com :*/
/*:: :*/
/*:: Hexa Software Development Center © All Rights Reserved 2003 :*/
/*:: :*/
/*::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::*/
function distance($lat1, $lon1, $lat2, $lon2, $unit) {

$theta = $lon1 - $lon2;
$dist = sin(deg2rad($lat1)) * sin(deg2rad($lat2)) + cos(deg2rad($lat1)) * cos(deg2rad($lat2)) * cos(deg2rad($theta));
$dist = acos($dist);
$dist = rad2deg($dist);
$miles = $dist * 60 * 1.1515;
$unit = strtoupper($unit);

if ($unit == "K") {
return ($miles * 1.609344);
} else if ($unit == "N") {
return ($miles * 0.8684);
} else {
return $miles;
}
}

echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "M") . " Miles<br>";
echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "K") . " Kilometers<br>";
echo distance(32.9697, -96.80322, 29.46786, -98.53506, "N") . " Nautical Miles<br>";

?>

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