postgresql/contrib/earthdistance/earthdistance.c

#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <postgres.h>
#include <utils/geo_decls.h>	/* for Pt */
#include <utils/palloc.h>		/* for palloc */

/* Earth's radius is in statute miles. */
const		EARTH_RADIUS = 3958.747716;
const		TWO_PI = 2.0 * M_PI;

/******************************************************
 *
 * degtorad - convert degrees to radians
 *
 * arg: double, angle in degrees
 *
 * returns: double, same angle in radians
 ******************************************************/

static double
degtorad(double degrees)
{
	return (degrees / 360.0) * TWO_PI;
}


/******************************************************
 *
 * geo_distance - distance between points
 *
 * args:
 *	 a pair of points - for each point,
 *	   x-coordinate is longitude in degrees west of Greenwich
 *	   y-coordinate is latitude in degrees above equator
 *
 * returns: double
 *	 distance between the points in miles on earth's surface
 ******************************************************/

double *
geo_distance(Point *pt1, Point *pt2)
{

	double		long1,
				lat1,
				long2,
				lat2;
	double		longdiff;
	double	   *resultp = palloc(sizeof(double));

	/* convert degrees to radians */

	long1 = degtorad(pt1->x);
	lat1 = degtorad(pt1->y);

	long2 = degtorad(pt2->x);
	lat2 = degtorad(pt2->y);

	/* compute difference in longitudes - want < 180 degrees */
	longdiff = fabs(long1 - long2);
	if (longdiff > M_PI)
		longdiff = TWO_PI - longdiff;

	*resultp = EARTH_RADIUS * acos
		(sin(lat1) * sin(lat2) + cos(lat1) * cos(lat2) * cos(longdiff));

	return resultp;
}