Laura,
I think this is what you need - LatLonPoint.getPoint(..):
LatLonPoint getPoint(float dist, float az)
Find a LatLonPoint a distance and direction away from this point, based on the sphercal earth model.
dist - distance, in radians.
az - radians of azimuth (direction) east of north (-PI <= Az < PI)
You'll have to apply the conversion routines you have mentioned though (although with a bit of imagination for Azimuth I believe N = 0; S=PI or -PI, E=PI/2, W=-PI/2).
I hope this helps.
Mark.
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I am trying to work out how to convert between distances to lat lons.
The user selects a point on the map, and I want to find out the lat/lon that
is a certain distance North,
South, East or West of that point.
The distance may be specified in feet/ metres or miles, although I could do
these conversions programmatically...
I have had a look through the API, and the only way I can see to achive this
is to use the Geo class to do kmToAngle(double km), then
Geo.degrees(<result>) However, I'm not sure if this actually does what I
need or not...
Any suggestions would be great!
Laura
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