/* Copyright (c) 2006-2013 by OpenLayers Contributors (see authors.txt for * full list of contributors). Published under the 2-clause BSD license. * See license.txt in the OpenLayers distribution or repository for the * full text of the license. */ /** * @requires OpenLayers/SingleFile.js */ /** * Namespace: Spherical * The OpenLayers.Spherical namespace includes utility functions for * calculations on the basis of a spherical earth (ignoring ellipsoidal * effects), which is accurate enough for most purposes. * * Relevant links: * * http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html * * http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/javascript/reference.html#spherical */ OpenLayers.Spherical = OpenLayers.Spherical || {}; OpenLayers.Spherical.DEFAULT_RADIUS = 6378137; /** * APIFunction: computeDistanceBetween * Computes the distance between two LonLats. * * Parameters: * from - {} or {Object} Starting point. A LonLat or * a JavaScript literal with lon lat properties. * to - {} or {Object} Ending point. A LonLat or a * JavaScript literal with lon lat properties. * radius - {Float} The radius. Optional. Defaults to 6378137 meters. * * Returns: * {Float} The distance in meters. */ OpenLayers.Spherical.computeDistanceBetween = function(from, to, radius) { var R = radius || OpenLayers.Spherical.DEFAULT_RADIUS; var sinHalfDeltaLon = Math.sin(Math.PI * (to.lon - from.lon) / 360); var sinHalfDeltaLat = Math.sin(Math.PI * (to.lat - from.lat) / 360); var a = sinHalfDeltaLat * sinHalfDeltaLat + sinHalfDeltaLon * sinHalfDeltaLon * Math.cos(Math.PI * from.lat / 180) * Math.cos(Math.PI * to.lat / 180); return 2 * R * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a)); }; /** * APIFunction: computeHeading * Computes the heading from one LonLat to another LonLat. * * Parameters: * from - {} or {Object} Starting point. A LonLat or * a JavaScript literal with lon lat properties. * to - {} or {Object} Ending point. A LonLat or a * JavaScript literal with lon lat properties. * * Returns: * {Float} The heading in degrees. */ OpenLayers.Spherical.computeHeading = function(from, to) { var y = Math.sin(Math.PI * (from.lon - to.lon) / 180) * Math.cos(Math.PI * to.lat / 180); var x = Math.cos(Math.PI * from.lat / 180) * Math.sin(Math.PI * to.lat / 180) - Math.sin(Math.PI * from.lat / 180) * Math.cos(Math.PI * to.lat / 180) * Math.cos(Math.PI * (from.lon - to.lon) / 180); return 180 * Math.atan2(y, x) / Math.PI; };