org.aksw.limes.core.measures.mapper.pointsets

Class OrthodromicDistance

java.lang.Object

org.aksw.limes.core.measures.mapper.pointsets.OrthodromicDistance

public class OrthodromicDistance
extends Object

Author:

Axel-C. Ngonga Ngomo (ngonga@informatik.uni-leipzig.de)

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static double	R

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OrthodromicDistance()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static double	getDistance(double lat1, double long1, double lat2, double long2) Computes the distance between two points on earth Input latitudes/longitudes are in Radians
static double	getDistanceInDegrees(double lat1, double long1, double lat2, double long2) Computes the distance between two points on earth Input latitudes/longitudes by converting their latitude and longitude into radians.
static double	getDistanceInDegrees(Point x, Point y) Computes and returns distance between two points.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

R

public static double R

Constructor Detail

OrthodromicDistance

public OrthodromicDistance()

Method Detail

getDistanceInDegrees

public static double getDistanceInDegrees(Point x,
                                          Point y)

Computes and returns distance between two points.

Parameters:

x, - first point

y, - second point

Returns:

the distance between x and y

getDistanceInDegrees

public static double getDistanceInDegrees(double lat1,
                                          double long1,
                                          double lat2,
                                          double long2)

Computes the distance between two points on earth Input latitudes/longitudes by converting their latitude and longitude into radians.

Parameters:

lat1, - Latitude of first point

long1, - Longitude of first point

lat2, - Latitude of second point

long2, - Longitude of second point

Returns:

Distance between both points

getDistance

public static double getDistance(double lat1,
                                 double long1,
                                 double lat2,
                                 double long2)

Computes the distance between two points on earth Input latitudes/longitudes are in Radians

Parameters:

lat1, - Latitude of first point

long1, - Longitude of first point

lat2, - Latitude of second point

long2, - Longitude of second point

Returns:

Distance between both points