#Great circle distance ###IBM SPSS Modeler Predictive Extensions
Compute the shortest distance distance between two points on the surface of the Earth.
- IBM SPSS Modeler v16.0 or later
- IBM SPSS Modeler 'R Essentials'
- R 2.15.x or R 3.1
More information here: IBM Predictive Extensions
- Download the extension: Download
- Close IBM SPSS Modeler. Save the .cfe file in the CDB directory, located by default on Windows in "C:\ProgramData\IBM\SPSS\Modeler\16\CDB" or under your IBM SPSS Modeler installation directory.
- Restart IBM SPSS Modeler, the node will now appear in the Model palette.
- Find a PDF with the documentation of this extension in the Documentation directory
- There is a sample available in the example directory
- Video-tutorial
- Armand Ruiz (armand_ruiz)