Calculate distances between Geo Location, return the closest station name - Android Map

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Description

Calculate distances between Geo Location, return the closest station name

Demo Code


import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.location.Location;

public class Main{
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     * Calculate distances between stations, return the closest station name
     * 
     * @param context
     * @param stations
     * @param location
     * @param gpsStationProgress 
     * @return String closest station name
     */

    public static String getClosestStation(final Location location) {
        int last_distance = 0;
        String new_station = null;
        ArrayList<String> stations = ApplicationContext.getStationList();

        if (location != null && stations.size() > 1) {
            for (String station : stations) {
                Location station_location = ApplicationContext
                        .getStationLocation(station);
                if (station_location != null) {
                    int distanceTo = (int) location
                            .distanceTo(station_location);
                    if (last_distance == 0 || last_distance > distanceTo) {
                        last_distance = distanceTo;
                        new_station = station;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return new_station;
    }
}

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