Convert span value into meters on a mapview

Question

Whenever the user zoom in or out the map i need to know how many meters are currently represented on the map (width or height).

What i need is the inverse function o

Answer 1

Swift 4

extension MKMapView {
  func regionInMeter() -> CLLocationDistance {
    let eastMapPoint = MKMapPointMake(MKMapRectGetMinX(visibleMapRect), MKMapRectGetMidY(visibleMapRect))
    let westMapPoint = MKMapPointMake(MKMapRectGetMaxX(visibleMapRect), MKMapRectGetMidY(visibleMapRect))

    return MKMetersBetweenMapPoints(eastMapPoint, westMapPoint)
  }
}