MarkLogic 9 Product Documentationgeo:distance-convert
geo:distance-convert( $distance as xs:double, $unit1 as xs:string, $unit2 as xs:string ) as xs:double
Summary
This function converts a distance from one unit of measure to another. The supported units are "miles", "feet", "km", and "meters". This is a proper superset of the units supported as options to various geospatial functions ("miles","km").
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| distance | The distance. |
| unit1 | The unit of the input distance parameter. |
| unit2 | The unit to which the distance should be converted. |
See Also
- Geospatial Search Applications in the Search Developer's Guide
Example
geo:distance-convert(100, "meters", "miles") => 0.0621371192237334032
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