GeoUtils.CalculateDistance(GeoPoint, GeoPoint, Boolean) Method

Determines the distance between two geographical points in meters. Allows you to specify whether to use the ellipsoidal-surface formula for the calculation of distance.

Namespace : DevExpress.Xpf.Map

Assembly : DevExpress.Xpf.Map.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Wpf.Map

csharp

public static double CalculateDistance(
    GeoPoint p1,
    GeoPoint p2,
    bool ignoreEllipsoidalEffects
)

Public Shared Function CalculateDistance(
    p1 As GeoPoint,
    p2 As GeoPoint,
    ignoreEllipsoidalEffects As Boolean
) As Double

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
p1	GeoPoint

The first geographical point.

| | p2 | GeoPoint |

The second geographical point.

| | ignoreEllipsoidalEffects | Boolean |

true if ellipsoidal effects are ignored; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
Double

The distance in meters.

Remarks

The following code computes the distance between two points:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using DevExpress.Xpf.Map;

private void OnButtonClick(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
    double distance = GeoUtils.CalculateDistance(new GeoPoint(-5.93107, -35.112723), new GeoPoint(4.253438, 5.47072), true);
}

Imports DevExpress.Xpf.Map

Private Sub OnButtonClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
    Dim distance As Double = GeoUtils.CalculateDistance(New GeoPoint(-5.93107, -35.112723), New GeoPoint(4.253438, 5.47072), True)
End Sub