Distance calculation

    

import android.content.Context;
import android.location.Criteria;
import android.location.Location;
import android.location.LocationManager;

class DistanceUtil {

  private LocationManager _lm;
  private String _provider;

  public DistanceUtil(Context context) {
    _lm = (LocationManager) context
        .getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
    Criteria crit = new Criteria();
    crit.setAccuracy(Criteria.ACCURACY_COARSE);
    if (_lm != null)
      _provider = _lm.getBestProvider(crit, true);
  }

  public static double calculateDistance(double startLat, double startLong,
      double endLat, double endLong) {

    try {
      double theta = startLong - endLong;
      double dist = Math.sin(deg2rad(startLat))
          * Math.sin(deg2rad(endLat)) + Math.cos(deg2rad(startLat))
          * Math.cos(deg2rad(endLat)) * Math.cos(deg2rad(theta));
      dist = Math.acos(dist);
      dist = rad2deg(dist);
      dist = dist * 60 * 1.1515; // in miles
      dist = dist * 1.609344; // in kilometers

      return dist;

    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return 0;
  }

  public double calculateDistanceFromActual(double endLat, double endLong) {
    if (_lm != null && _provider != null) {
      Location loc = _lm.getLastKnownLocation(_provider);
      if (loc != null)
        return calculateDistance(loc.getLatitude(), loc.getLongitude(),
            endLat, endLong);
    }

    return 0;
  }
  private static double deg2rad(double deg) {
    return (deg * Math.PI / 180.0);
  }

  private static double rad2deg(double rad) {
    return (rad * 180.0 / Math.PI);
  }

}

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