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distance between 2 gps location
static double EARTH_RADIUS = 6378100;// radius of earth in meters
public static double gpsdistance (double lat1, double long1, double lat2, double long2)
{
//in meters :D
double degToRad= Math.PI / 180.0;
double phi1 = lat1 * degToRad;
double phi2 = lat2 * degToRad;
double lam1 = long1 * degToRad;
double lam2 = long2 * degToRad;
return EARTH_RADIUS * Math.acos( Math.sin(phi1) * Math.sin(phi2) + Math.cos(phi1) * Math.cos(phi2) * Math.cos(lam2 - lam1) );
}
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