Geodistance function

Maps can calculate the distance between two locations. This is done via the #geodistance parser function, which has a similar format to, and should not be confused with, the #distance parser function

Syntax

{{#geodistance:
 <first location>
 |<second location>
 |unit=<optional unit>
 |decimals=<optional number>
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Default	Description
location1	required	Address or coordinates of the first location
location2	required	Address or coordinates of the second location
unit	m (changeable in wiki config with egMapsDistanceUnit)	The unit to display the distance in. Supported units can be found and changed in the wiki config with egMapsDistanceUnits
decimals	2 (changeable in wiki config with egMapsDistanceDecimals)	The amount of decimals to show the distance in. Must be a positive integer

Examples

Basic syntax

{{#geodistance:Brussels|Berlin}}

Result: 650,075.22 m

Specifying the unit and decimals

{{#geodistance:Brussels|Berlin|unit=km|decimals=0}}

Result: 650 km

Using coordinates

{{#geodistance:52.5200° N, 13.4050° E|40.7128° N, 74.0060° W|unit=km}}

Result: 6,385 km

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