GIS::Distance::Lite - Calculate geographic distances between coordinates in geodetic WGS84 format.
use GIS::Distance::Lite qw(distance); my $distanceInMeters = distance($lat1, $lon1 => $lat2, $lon2);
The module provides a method to calculate geographic distances between coordinates in geodetic WGS84 format using the Haversine formula.
It is similar to GIS::Distance, but without the extra bells and whistles and without the additional dependencies. Same great taste, less filling. It exists for those who cannot, or prefer not to install Moose and its dependencies.
Calculate distance between two set of coordinates.
Parameters:
$latitude1 (number) $longitude1 (number) $latitude2 (number) $longitude2 (number)
Example:
my $distanceInMeters = GIS::Distance::Lite::distance(59.26978, 18.03948 => 59.27200, 18.05375);
Returns:
the distance in meters;
Inspired by: GIS::Distance
Haversine formula: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haversine_formula
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Author: Johan Beronius <johanb@athega.se>, 2010. http://www.athega.se/
1 POD Error
The following errors were encountered while parsing the POD:
You forgot a '=back' before '=head1'
To install GIS::Distance::Lite, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm GIS::Distance::Lite
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install GIS::Distance::Lite
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.