calculate_euclidean_distance {Tivy} | R Documentation |
Calculate Euclidean distance
Description
Internal function to calculate Euclidean distance between coordinates, adapted for geographic coordinate systems.
Usage
calculate_euclidean_distance(lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2, unit)
Arguments
lon1 |
Origin longitude. |
lat1 |
Origin latitude. |
lon2 |
Destination longitude vector. |
lat2 |
Destination latitude vector. |
unit |
Distance unit. |
Details
The Euclidean distance calculates the straight-line distance between two points, adapted for geographic coordinates using spherical projection approximations. This implementation accounts for Earth's curvature by applying latitude corrections.
Value
List with minimum distance and corresponding index.
Note
This implementation adapts the standard Euclidean distance metric for geographic coordinate systems by incorporating Earth's radius and latitude corrections.
[Package Tivy version 0.1.1 Index]