Calculate the center point of multiple latitude/longitude coordinate pairs

Question

Given a set of latitude and longitude points, how can I calculate the latitude and longitude of the center point of that set (aka a point that would center a view on all poi

Answer 1

Java Version if anyone needs it. Constants defined static to not calculate them twice.

/**************************************************************************************************************
 *   Center of geometry defined by coordinates
 **************************************************************************************************************/
private static double pi = Math.PI / 180;
private static double xpi = 180 / Math.PI;

public static Coordinate center(Coordinate... arr) {
    if (arr.length == 1) {
        return arr[0];
    }
    double x = 0, y = 0, z = 0;

    for (Coordinate c : arr) {
        double latitude = c.lat() * pi, longitude = c.lon() * pi;
        double cl = Math.cos(latitude);//save it as we need it twice
        x += cl * Math.cos(longitude);
        y += cl * Math.sin(longitude);
        z += Math.sin(latitude);
    }

    int total = arr.length;

    x = x / total;
    y = y / total;
    z = z / total;

    double centralLongitude = Math.atan2(y, x);
    double centralSquareRoot = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y);
    double centralLatitude = Math.atan2(z, centralSquareRoot);

    return new Coordinate(centralLatitude * xpi, centralLongitude * xpi);
}