Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License public class Main { public final static double EARTH_RADIUS = 6378137.0; public static double gps2m(double lat_a, double lng_a, double lat_b, double lng_b) { double radLat1 = (lat_a * Math.PI / 180.0); double radLat2 = (lat_b * Math.PI / 180.0); double a = radLat1 - radLat2; double b = (lng_a - lng_b) * Math.PI / 180.0; double s = 2 * Math.asin(Math.sqrt(Math.pow(Math.sin(a / 2), 2) + Math.cos(radLat1) * Math.cos(radLat2) * Math.pow(Math.sin(b / 2), 2))); s = s * EARTH_RADIUS; s = Math.round(s * 10000) / 10000; return s; } }