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V24.1

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.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Map

Declaration

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

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:

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);
}
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