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ST_DISTANCE_SPHERE

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 in meters between two geometries (point or multipoint) on a sphere. The optional radius r is in meters, must be positive, and defaults to the Earth's radius (6370986 meters) if not specified. If either of the two geometries are not valid, 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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