I need to find the driving distance between 2 locations. I do not need to display the directions in a map, just need to calculate the distance, which I need to use in my application.
Does MapKit allow this? Is there an alternative that can be used?
I am able to get forward geo-coding using CloudMade, but there doesn't seem to be an option to obtain driving distance.
Appreciate any help.
CloudMade also offers driving directions. If you are only interested in the distance, simply ignore the instructions.
An API-Call looks like this:
and the JSON includes
....
route_summary: {
total_distance: Distance in meters,...