geo.shortestDistance(
p1 as cts.point,
region as cts.region[],
[options as String[]]
) as Number
Summary
Returns the great circle distance (in units) between a point and a
region. The region is defined by a
cts.region.
Parameters
p1
The first point.
region
A region such as a circle, box, polygon, linestring, or complex-polygon.
For compatibility with previous versions, a sequence of points
is interpreted as a sequence of arcs (defined pairwise) and the
distance returned is the shortest distance to one of those points.
If the first
parameter is a point within the region specified in this parameter,
then this function returns 0. If the point
specified in the first parameter in not in the region specified in this
parameter, then this function returns the
shortest distance to the boundary of the region.
options
Options for the operation. The default is ().
Options include:
"coordinate-system=string"
Use the given coordinate system. Valid values are:
wgs84
The WGS84 coordinate system with degrees as the angular unit.
wgs84/radians
The WGS84 coordinate system with radians as the angular unit.
wgs84/double
The WGS84 coordinate system at double precision with degrees as the angular unit.
wgs84/radians/double
The WGS84 coordinate system at double precision with radians as the angular unit.
etrs89
The ETRS89 coordinate system.
etrs89/double
The ETRS89 coordinate system at double precision.
raw
The raw (unmapped) coordinate system.
raw/double
The raw coordinate system at double precision.
"units=value"
Measure distance and the radii of circles in the specified units.
Allowed values: miles (default), km,
feet, meters.
"precision=value"
Use the coordinate system at the given precision. Allowed values:
float and double.
Usage Notes
The value of the precision option takes precedence over
that implied by the governing coordinate system name, including the
value of the coordinate-system option. For example, if the
governing coordinate system is "wgs84/double" and the precision
option is "float", then the operation uses single precision.
geo.shortestDistance(
cts.point(37.494965, -122.267654),
cts.linestring([cts.point(40.720921, -74.008878),
cts.point(38.950224, -77.019714)]);
)
=> 2431.82739813132, which is the shortest distance (in miles)
between San Carlos, CA and an arc between New York City and
Washington DC.
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