Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.ArrayList; import android.location.Location; public class Main { /** * Will return a list of random location from the given position & radius * @param amount * @param lat * @param lng * @param radius * @return ArrayList<Location> */ public static ArrayList<Location> randomLocations(int amount, double lat, double lng, double radius) { ArrayList<Location> locations = new ArrayList<Location>(0); Location centerLocation = new Location("local"); centerLocation.setLatitude(lat); centerLocation.setLongitude(lng); final double lngScale = Math.cos((Math.PI / 180.0) * lat); final double radiusDeg = radius / 111.2; // radius converted to degrees (square) while (locations.size() < amount) { Location l = new Location("local"); double dLat = (Math.random() * radiusDeg * 2) - radiusDeg; double dLng = (Math.random() * radiusDeg * 2 / lngScale) - (radiusDeg / lngScale); l.setLatitude(centerLocation.getLatitude() + dLat); l.setLongitude(centerLocation.getLongitude() + dLng); double dist = l.distanceTo(centerLocation) / 1000.0; if (dist < (radius)) { locations.add(l); } } return locations; } }