Calculate minimum distance between point and line in 3D space

[emanuelef]

Hi,
I was wondering if it's possible to add a new method that given one position (lat, lon, alt) and two other positions returns the minimum distance between the point and the line segment generated by the two positions.
This is better explained here:
Point-Line Distance--3-Dimensional

In my case I'm looking to find the minimum distance from a point on the ground (but considering elevation) and a flying object passing by two points.

Thanks

[emanuelef]

Hi, just wanted to ask if this is a feature that is on the roadmap or an idea for a possible implementation.
I have an implementation that is using Heron's formula but it's working on the 3d line projection of the two points. Ideally I would like to get the distance only within the segment defined by the two #D points.