How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
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How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
I need to determine if the unit has returned to its original position to calculate the elapsed time.
This has to be done with a certain generosity as it is completely impossible to return to exactly the same position as the starting point.
Therefore, I need to set up something similar to a geo fence and then see if the unit is within this barrier, then I am back to my starting position
I would appreciate if anyone could give an example of how this could be done.
///Peter
This has to be done with a certain generosity as it is completely impossible to return to exactly the same position as the starting point.
Therefore, I need to set up something similar to a geo fence and then see if the unit is within this barrier, then I am back to my starting position
I would appreciate if anyone could give an example of how this could be done.
///Peter
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
Currently I am porting a great deal of geoLib ( https://github.com/manuelbieh/geolib ) to LiveCode.
Will publish it in "Sample Stacks"/livecodeshare until Sep 12 in the evening.
Will publish it in "Sample Stacks"/livecodeshare until Sep 12 in the evening.
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
Why don't you start by trying something rather basic out?
Make a stack and put a graphic object that is 1x1 pixels anywhere on the stack
(frankly that is daft as the point will not be visible: make it 4x4), via the Preferences
palette write down its location on a bit of paper (retro tech).
Do the same for a second graphic object . . .
I called my first graphic "gPOINT1" and my second, "gPOINT2".
Now my "gPOINT1" is located at 407,359,
"gPOINT2" is located at 890,137.
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Then we do a spot of Pythagoras . . .
Oh, and let's pretend we don't know what negative numbers are.
890-407 = 483
359-137 = 222
483 squared = 233289
222 squared = 49284
233289 + 49284 = 282573
square root 282572 = 531.576
so the linear distance (i.e. what you call the 'radius') from
"gPOINT1" to "gPOINT2" is about 532 pixels.
Of course, if you want you can do all "that" in a button in LiveCode.
Now it shouldn't be particularly difficult to move from that sort of stuff
to GPS points and metres.
Make a stack and put a graphic object that is 1x1 pixels anywhere on the stack
(frankly that is daft as the point will not be visible: make it 4x4), via the Preferences
palette write down its location on a bit of paper (retro tech).
Do the same for a second graphic object . . .
I called my first graphic "gPOINT1" and my second, "gPOINT2".
Now my "gPOINT1" is located at 407,359,
"gPOINT2" is located at 890,137.
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Then we do a spot of Pythagoras . . .
Oh, and let's pretend we don't know what negative numbers are.
890-407 = 483
359-137 = 222
483 squared = 233289
222 squared = 49284
233289 + 49284 = 282573
square root 282572 = 531.576
so the linear distance (i.e. what you call the 'radius') from
"gPOINT1" to "gPOINT2" is about 532 pixels.
Of course, if you want you can do all "that" in a button in LiveCode.
Now it shouldn't be particularly difficult to move from that sort of stuff
to GPS points and metres.
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
Well, I had a spot of fun . . .
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Even if I cannot spell "Calculate."
I'm sure some Freudian psychologist will come up with something
there: "caculate", "cack", enough of that one!
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Even if I cannot spell "Calculate."
I'm sure some Freudian psychologist will come up with something
there: "caculate", "cack", enough of that one!
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
What do you expect to get when you type cmd-C or ctrl-C?
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
Well certainly not Cack.What do you expect to get when you type cmd-C or ctrl-C?
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Re: How do I calculate if I am within a radius of x meters from a given GPS point?
Find the basicGeoLib (LiveCode only, no javascript) on "SampleStacks" or here
http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/949/basicGeoLib
http://livecodeshare.runrev.com/stack/949/basicGeoLib
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