Type Alias DistanceUnitsType

DistanceUnitsType: "metric" | "imperial_us" | "imperial_uk"

Distance unit system types supported by the SDK formatters.

Defines which measurement system to use when formatting distances. Each system uses region-appropriate units and conventions.

Remarks

Unit Systems:

metric: International System (SI)
- Units: meters (m), kilometers (km)
- Used in: Most of the world (Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia)
- Decimal-based, no fractions
imperial_us: United States customary units
- Units: feet (ft), miles (mi)
- Used in: United States
- Uses fractions for miles (¼, ½, ¾)
- Feet for short distances (< 0.125 mi)
imperial_uk: United Kingdom imperial units
- Units: yards (yd), miles (mi)
- Used in: United Kingdom
- Uses fractions for miles (¼, ½, ¾)
- Yards for short distances (< 0.125 mi)

Differences:

US uses feet for short distances
UK uses yards for short distances
Both use miles with fractions for medium/long distances

Example

const system: DistanceUnitsType = 'metric';      // International
const usSystem: DistanceUnitsType = 'imperial_us';  // United States
const ukSystem: DistanceUnitsType = 'imperial_uk';  // United Kingdom

Type Alias DistanceUnitsType

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