find nearest from given point

This block is part of the object group and was last modified in core v10.4.28.

find nearest from given point v10.4.28

In pins 2
  • from point required
    object

    Object{ latitude: 52.518611, longitude: 13.408056 }

  • points required
    array

    Array[Object{ latitude: 52.518611, longitude: 13.408056 }, Object{ latitude: 53.518611, longitude: 14.408056 }]

Out pins 1
  • point
    object

Returns the element of points closest to from_point by haversine great-circle distance, as the ORIGINAL array element (not a copy). Entries without numeric latitude/longitude keys are skipped. Outputs nil when from_point is missing or has non-numeric coordinates, or points is empty. The distance itself is not output.

A typical wiring for find nearest from given point: the point out pin feeds custom field.

Studio canvas example for the find nearest from given point block: typical wiring for find nearest from given point.

Version history

Introduced in v10.4.28.


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