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Spatialite has a the ability to calculate the distance between 2 geometries with it’s Distance() function. There are other functions that work on LINESTRINGs. However I can’t find out what units it returns it in. Is it metres? If I have 2 points, how do I calculate the distance between them in a spatialite query?
(For the record I’m using SRID 4326, i.e. WSG 86, i.e. the old traditional degrees of latitude and longitude).
the unit returned by ST_Distance(), ST_Length() and ST_Area()
exactly is the one defined by the corresponding SRID.
consequently, if you are using latitude and longitude (SRID=4326,
WGS 84), any length will be measured in DEGREES, and any area in
SQUARE DEGREES.
if you are interested in giving a more conventional
unit (METERS, SQUARE METERS), you simply have to project
your geometries into some appropriate ‘planar’ CRS (e.g. UTM)
using ST_Transform()