diff --git a/include/geometry/seg.h b/include/geometry/seg.h
index 9989c76be7..bb215aa05f 100644
--- a/include/geometry/seg.h
+++ b/include/geometry/seg.h
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ class SEG {
 		{
 			return (a - b).EuclideanNorm();
 		}
+		 
+		ecoord	SquaredLength() const
+		{
+			return (a - b).SquaredEuclideanNorm();
+		}
+
 
 		/**
 		 * Function Index()