Calculate the bounding box for a given lat lng location - Node.js Geometry

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Description

Calculate the bounding box for a given lat lng location

Demo Code


'use strict';//from  w  w w  .  ja v a  2 s.c om

/* The following is a direct copy of code found here
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/238260/how-to-calculate-the-bounding-box-for-a-given-lat-lng-location
*/

/**
 * @param {number} distance - distance (km) from the point represented by centerPoint
 * @param {array} centerPoint - two-dimensional array containing center coords [latitude, longitude]
 * @description
 *   Computes the bounding coordinates of all points on the surface of a sphere
 *   that has a great circle distance to the point represented by the centerPoint
 *   argument that is less or equal to the distance argument.
 *   Technique from: Jan Matuschek <http://JanMatuschek.de/LatitudeLongitudeBoundingCoordinates>
 * @author Alex Salisbury
*/

var getBoundingBox = function (centerPoint, distance) {
  var MIN_LAT, MAX_LAT, MIN_LON, MAX_LON, R, radDist, degLat, degLon, radLat, radLon, minLat, maxLat, minLon, maxLon, deltaLon;
  if (distance < 0) {
    return 'Illegal arguments';
  }
  // helper functions (degrees<?>radians)
  Number.prototype.degToRad = function () {
    return this * (Math.PI / 180);
  };
  Number.prototype.radToDeg = function () {
    return (180 * this) / Math.PI;
  };
  // coordinate limits
  MIN_LAT = (-90).degToRad();
  MAX_LAT = (90).degToRad();
  MIN_LON = (-180).degToRad();
  MAX_LON = (180).degToRad();
  // Earth's radius (km)
  R = 6378.1;
  // angular distance in radians on a great circle
  radDist = distance / R;
  // center point coordinates (deg)
  degLat = centerPoint[0];
  degLon = centerPoint[1];
  // center point coordinates (rad)
  radLat = degLat.degToRad();
  radLon = degLon.degToRad();
  // minimum and maximum latitudes for given distance
  minLat = radLat - radDist;
  maxLat = radLat + radDist;
  // minimum and maximum longitudes for given distance
  minLon = void 0;
  maxLon = void 0;
  // define deltaLon to help determine min and max longitudes
  deltaLon = Math.asin(Math.sin(radDist) / Math.cos(radLat));
  if (minLat > MIN_LAT && maxLat < MAX_LAT) {
    minLon = radLon - deltaLon;
    maxLon = radLon + deltaLon;
    if (minLon < MIN_LON) {
      minLon = minLon + 2 * Math.PI;
    }
    if (maxLon > MAX_LON) {
      maxLon = maxLon - 2 * Math.PI;
    }
  }
  // a pole is within the given distance
  else {
    minLat = Math.max(minLat, MIN_LAT);
    maxLat = Math.min(maxLat, MAX_LAT);
    minLon = MIN_LON;
    maxLon = MAX_LON;
  }
  return [
    minLat.radToDeg(),
    minLon.radToDeg(),
    maxLat.radToDeg(),
    maxLon.radToDeg()
  ];
};

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