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

This code splits the line between two coordinates in n segments. Replace the delta calculation by your fixed distance

 @Override
public void split(Coordinates p1, Coordinates p2, int segments) {
    double φ1 = Math.toRadians(p1.getLat());
    double λ1 = Math.toRadians(p1.getLon());
    double φ2 = Math.toRadians(p2.getLat());
    double λ2 = Math.toRadians(p2.getLon());


    double xDelta = (φ2 - φ1) / segments;
    double yDelta = (λ2 - λ1) / segments;
    for (int i = 0; i < segments; i++){
        double x = φ1 + i * xDelta;
        double y = λ1 + i * yDelta;
        double xc = Math.toDegrees(x);
        double yc = Math.toDegrees(y);
        System.out.println(xc+","+yc);
    }
}