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Distances are different by ~100-200m

I'm measuring distance of 2 points on Google Map and then in my program converting them into ECEF using this formula. Then using Pythagorean theorem to calculate distance between those 2 points. ...
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Convert LLA (long, lat, alt) to flat earth model

I would like to divide the globe into 1000 $\times$ 1000 meter geodesic squares, and then map any long / lat to the applicable square. The altitude of each block would be the altitude of the earth at ...
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What is the geodesic between a point and a line (geodesic between two points) on an oblate spheroid?

I found a similiar question that also asks for the distance from a point to a line but works on a sphere. Now I'm trying to figure out the length of the geodesic line ...