Adding distance to a GPS coordinate

Question

I\'m trying to generate some points at random distances away from a fixed point using GPS.

How can I add distance in meters to a GPS coordinate? I\'ve looked at UTM

Answer 1

A detailed outline is given at http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong.html.

If you, somewhere, need to interconvert longitude/latitude to UTM coordinates (the ones used in GPS) you may want to have a look at http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/UsefulData/UTMFormulas.htm