Is the "distance" function for calculating the distance between two latitude and longitude points on Earth unavailable on version R2012a?

Is the "distance" function for calculating the distance between two latitude and longitude points on Earth unavailable on version R2012a?

Is there a way to access this function in my version of Matlab?

Thanks.

[Geoff Hayes]

According to distance, this function is part of the Mapping Toolbox. Have you installed this toolbox?

In the Command Window, type ver to see if you have this toolbox installed. If you do, type help distance to see if you have the distance function.

Answer 1

[Chad Greene]

If you do not have the Mapping Toolbox, there are some equivalent functions available on the File Exchange site that do not require the Mapping Toolbox.