MeasureSurfaceDistance
Returns the distance between two points on the surface of the central body in meters
Syntax
MeasureSurfaceDistance <ScenarioPath> <StartLat> <StartLon> <EndLat> <EndLon> [<CentralBodyName>]
Description
The MeasureSurfaceDistance command returns the distance between two points on the surface of the central body in meters. Distance is measured along a great arc path.
<StartLat> <StartLon> are the starting geodetic latitude and longitude in degrees. <EndLat> <EndLon> are the ending geodetic latitude and longitude in degrees. <CentralBodyName> is an optional parameter used to specify the central body on which the distance is measured. The default is the current scenario central body.
Examples
To measure the distance between Philadelphia and London:
MeasureSurfaceDistance * 40.0068 -75.1347 51.4879 -0.1780 Earth
Return message
Connect would return a message similar to the following:5706450.538
Group membership
This command belongs to the following group(s):
Version
5.0