Java Distance Calculate distanceBetween2GeoPositionsInMeters(double latA, double lngA, double latB, double lngB)

Description

Calculate the distance in meters between two geographical coordinates.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
latA	The latitude of point A.
lngA	The longitude of point A.
latB	The latitude of point B.
lngB	The longitude of point B.

Return

The distance in meters.

Declaration

public static double distanceBetween2GeoPositionsInMeters(double latA, double lngA, double latB, double lngB) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*  w w  w  . j a  v a 2 s .c om*/
 * Copyright (c) 2016 Martin Pfeffer
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
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 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Calculate the distance in meters between two geographical coordinates.
     *
     * @param latA The latitude of point A.
     * @param lngA The longitude of point A.
     * @param latB The latitude of point B.
     * @param lngB The longitude of point B.
     * @return The distance in meters.
     */
    public static double distanceBetween2GeoPositionsInMeters(double latA, double lngA, double latB, double lngB) {
        double earthRadius = 6371;
        double dLat = Math.toRadians(latB - latA);
        double dLng = Math.toRadians(lngB - lngA);
        double a = Math.sin(dLat / 2) * Math.sin(dLat / 2) + Math.cos(Math.toRadians(latA))
                * Math.cos(Math.toRadians(latB)) * Math.sin(dLng / 2) * Math.sin(dLng / 2);
        double c = 2 * Math.atan2(Math.sqrt(a), Math.sqrt(1 - a));
        return (int) (earthRadius * c * 1000);
    }
}

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