merryperson Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I need to calculate the distance between postcodes to find out how far people travel.I have obtained details such as latitude and longtitude for each postcode and know it is possible to do this but how? example of the information held postcode x (in metres)y latitude longitude AB10 392900 804900 57.135 -2.117 AB14 383600 801100 57.101 -2.27 EX35 272400 148800 51.224 -3.828 EX36 274300 125700 51.016 -3.792 Anyone have any ideas? Thanks dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimov Pupil Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 could you not use the arc length formula they use in calculus but i'm not sure i understand the question or the data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kedas Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 You need to calculate the angle between those two lines (center earth to travelpoint) then multiply the earth radios with that angle (in rad). edit: http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/calc/calc_options.html#Distance%20Calculator some code: http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.asp?ID=1793 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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