Google Earth allows you to measure the distance between two points on the Earth, as well as the circumference of a circular section of the ground — or even the elevation of a mountain.

Dr. James McCaffrey of Microsoft Research shows how to compute the Wasserstein distance and explains why it is often preferable to alternative distance functions, used to measure the distance between ...

When you need to find the distance between two locations or want general directions to get from point A to point B, Google Maps simplifies the process.

It's easy to measure the distance between multiple points on Google Maps on your phone or computer. Here's how to do it.