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Can I see if coordinate A is within 50 meters of coordinate B using Google Maps API?


Problem

I have two coordinates: A B

Solution?

Can I see if coordinate A is within 50 meters of coordinate B using Google Maps API?

Other Solution?

If not, is there a way to do this without using google API?


Solution

  • computeDistanceBetween() from the Google Maps API v3 geometry library returns the straight line distance between two google.maps.LatLng objects (the default units are meters).

    Be sure to include the geometry library