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DuckDB function ST_Distance_Sphere

Source: R/duckdb-funs.R
ST_Distance_Sphere.Rd

Returns the haversine (great circle) distance between two geometries.

  • Only supports POINT geometries.

  • Returns the distance in meters.

  • The input is expected to be in WGS84 (EPSG:4326) coordinates, using a [latitude, longitude] axis order.

Usage

ST_Distance_Sphere(geom1, geom2)

Arguments

geom1, geom2

GEOMETRY

Value

DOUBLE

Overloads

  • ST_Distance_Sphere(geom1 = GEOMETRY, geom2 = GEOMETRY)

  • ST_Distance_Sphere(point1 = POINT_2D, point2 = POINT_2D)

Provided by

The spatial extension (LOAD spatial;).