How can I get the IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance value in display units?

[RobertDone]

I have a VBA script that computes nearest neighbor distances and returns those distances in map units (decimal degrees) but I need them in display units (meters, miles, etc.). How can I do this? Thanks in advance.

[Durga_PrasadD]

1. IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance  returns distance in current map projection,in your case it might be WCS.


2. You have to project the input data into a projected coordinate system like UTM.


3. Then,use IProximityOperator.ReturnDistance on the projected  values to get distnace in meters(or any other unit).

[ThavitinaiduGulivindala]

Hi,
Use IUnitConverter interface to convert the value from mapUnits to DisplayUnits
MapUnits - IMap.MapUnits
Display Units - IMap.DistanceUnits

Cheers,
Thaviti