ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE
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MariaDB starting with 10.5.10
ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE
was introduced in MariaDB 10.2.38, MariaDB 10.3.29, MariaDB 10.4.19 and MariaDB 10.5.10.
Syntax
ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE(g1,g2,[r])
Description
Returns the spherical distance between two geometries (point or multipoint) on a sphere. The optional radius r is in meters, must be postive, and defaults to the Earth's radius (6370986 meters) if not specified. If not given valid inputs, NULL is returned.
Example
set @zenica = ST_GeomFromText('POINT(17.907743 44.203438)'); set @sarajevo = ST_GeomFromText('POINT(18.413076 43.856258)'); SELECT ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo); +----------------------------------------+ | ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo) | +----------------------------------------+ | 55878.59337591705 | +----------------------------------------+ SELECT ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo, 6370986); +-------------------------------------------------+ | ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo, 6370986) | +-------------------------------------------------+ | 55878.59337591705 | +-------------------------------------------------+ SELECT ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo, 200); +---------------------------------------------+ | ST_Distance_Sphere(@zenica, @sarajevo, 200) | +---------------------------------------------+ | 1.754158410516584 | +---------------------------------------------+
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