Re: earthdistance is not giving correct results. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: earthdistance is not giving correct results.
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Msg-id 25836.1096758565@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to earthdistance is not giving correct results.  (mike cox <mikecoxlinux@yahoo.com>)
Responses Re: earthdistance is not giving correct results.  (Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>)
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mike cox <mikecoxlinux@yahoo.com> writes:
> The distance from Portland to Seattle is not 128862
> miles.

How about 128.8 kilometers?  The earthdistance docs say it's in meters
unless you've redefined the base unit.

            regards, tom lane

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