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distancePointToSegmentMeters

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@totemsdk/spatial-proof / distancePointToSegmentMeters

Function: distancePointToSegmentMeters()

distancePointToSegmentMeters(point, a, b): number

Perpendicular distance from a point to a line segment defined by [a, b]. Uses an equirectangular local approximation scaled to meters — accurate for short segments, approximate over large distances or near the poles.

Parameters

point

Coordinate

a

Coordinate

b

Coordinate

Returns

number