[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #3588: Incorrect distance calculation

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#3588: Incorrect distance calculation
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 Reporter:  przemekp  |      Owner:  pramsey
     Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  medium    |  Milestone:  PostGIS 2.2.3
Component:  postgis   |    Version:  2.2.x
 Keywords:            |
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 `SELECT ST_Distance(ST_GeographyFromText('SRID=4326;POINT(59.3327903748
 18.0644893646)'),ST_GeographyFromText('SRID=4326;POINT(59.3362
 18.0704)'))`
 >747.17041

 According to google or http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html
 it should be around 506 meters.

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