DISTMATCH: Stata module to perform distance matching based on latitudes and longitudes

Roy Wada

Statistical Software Components from Boston College Department of Economics

Abstract: distmatch provides a fast and easy way to perform distance matching based on latitudes and longitudes. It matches location identifiers, attributes, or distances from one to another. It also counts the number of neighboring locations within a given area, either in circles or bands of concentric circles. Outputs produced by distmatch are typically used in studies of geocoded data. These outputs can also be produced by non-Stata softwares such as ArcGIS and ArcView.

Language: Stata
Requires: Stata version 8.0
Keywords: spatial; distance; latitude; longitude; ArcVIEW; ArcGIS; Haversine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09-04, Revised 2009-09-17
Note: This module may be installed from within Stata by typing "ssc install distmatch". Windows users should not attempt to download these files with a web browser.

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http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/distmatch.ado program code (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/distmatch.hlp help file (text/plain)
http://fmwww.bc.edu/repec/bocode/d/distmatch_county.dta ancillary data file (application/x-stata)

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