How to check if MKCoordinateRegion contains CLLocationCoordinate2D without using MKMapView?

Question

I need to check if user location belongs to the MKCoordinateRegion. I was surprised not to find simple function for this, something like: CGRectContainsCGPoint(rect,

Answer 1

Owen Godfrey, the objective-C code doesn´t work, this is the good code: Fails on Objective-C, this is the good code:

/* Standardises and angle to [-180 to 180] degrees */
- (CLLocationDegrees)standardAngle:(CLLocationDegrees)angle {
    angle=fmod(angle,360);
    return angle < -180 ? -360 - angle : angle > 180 ? 360 - 180 : angle;
}

-(BOOL)thisRegion:(MKCoordinateRegion)region containsLocation:(CLLocation *)location{
    CLLocationDegrees deltaLat =fabs([self standardAngle:(region.center.latitude-location.coordinate.latitude)]);
    CLLocationDegrees deltaLong =fabs([self standardAngle:(region.center.longitude-location.coordinate.longitude)]);
    return region.span.latitudeDelta >= deltaLat && region.span.longitudeDelta >=deltaLong;
}
    CLLocationDegrees deltalong = fabs(standardAngle(region.center.longitude - location.coordinate.longitude));
    return region.span.latitudeDelta >= deltaLat && region.span.longitudeDelta >= deltalong;
}

Thanks!

Answer 2

I had problem with same calculations. I like conception proposed by Owen Godfrey here, bun even Fernando here missed the fact that latitude is wraped diferently than longitude and has diferent range. To clarify my proposal I post it with tests so you can check it out by your self.

import XCTest
import MapKit

// MARK - The Solution

extension CLLocationDegrees {

    enum WrapingDimension: Double {
        case latitude = 180
        case longitude = 360
    }

    /// Standardises and angle to [-180 to 180] or [-90 to 90] degrees
    func wrapped(diemension: WrapingDimension) -> CLLocationDegrees {
        let length = diemension.rawValue
        let halfLenght = length/2.0
        let angle = self.truncatingRemainder(dividingBy: length)
        switch diemension {
        case .longitude:
            //        return angle < -180.0 ? 360.0 + angle : angle > 180.0 ? -360.0 + angle : angle
            return angle < -halfLenght ? length + angle : angle > halfLenght ? -length + angle : angle
        case .latitude:
            //        return angle < -90.0 ? -180.0 - angle : angle > 90.0 ? 180.0 - angle : angle
            return angle < -halfLenght ? -length - angle : angle > halfLenght ? length - angle : angle
        }
    }
}

extension MKCoordinateRegion {
    /// confirms that a region contains a location
    func contains(_ coordinate: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> Bool {
        let deltaLat = abs((self.center.latitude - coordinate.latitude).wrapped(diemension: .latitude))
        let deltalong = abs((self.center.longitude - coordinate.longitude).wrapped(diemension: .longitude))
        return self.span.latitudeDelta/2.0 >= deltaLat && self.span.longitudeDelta/2.0 >= deltalong
    }
}

// MARK - Unit tests

class MKCoordinateRegionContaingTests: XCTestCase {

    func testRegionContains() {
        var region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 0), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        var coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 0)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, 0.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(-0.5, 0.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, 0.5000001)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0.5, -0.5000001)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(1, 1)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 180), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(0, 180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 179.5
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 180.5000001
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
        coords.longitude = 179.5000001
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))
        coords.longitude = 179.4999999
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        region = MKCoordinateRegionMake(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90, -180), MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90.5, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.5, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(90.50000001, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.50000001, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(region.contains(coords))

        coords = CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(89.49999999, -180.5)
        XCTAssert(!region.contains(coords)) // NOT Contains
    }

    func testStandardAngle() {
        var angle = 180.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        var required = -179.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 360.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = 0.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 359.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = -0.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 179.5.wrapped(diemension: .longitude)
        required = 179.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 90.5.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = 89.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = 90.5000001.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = 89.4999999
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = -90.5.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = -89.5
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))

        angle = -90.5000001.wrapped(diemension: .latitude)
        required = -89.4999999
        XCTAssert(self.areAngleEqual(angle, required))
    }

    /// compare doubles with presition to 8 digits after the decimal point
    func areAngleEqual(_ a:Double, _ b:Double) -> Bool {
        let presition = 0.00000001
        let equal = Int(a / presition) == Int(b / presition)
        print(String(format:"%14.9f %@ %14.9f", a, equal ? "==" : "!=", b) )
        return equal
    }
}

Answer 3

Works for me like a charm (Swift 5)

func check(
    location: CLLocationCoordinate2D,
    contains childLocation: CLLocationCoordinate2D,
    with radius: Double)
    -> Bool
{
    let region = CLCircularRegion(center: location, radius: radius, identifier: "SearchId")
    return region.contains(childLocation)
}

Answer 4

In case there is anybody else confused with latitudes and longitues, here is tested, working solution:

MKCoordinateRegion region = self.mapView.region;

CLLocationCoordinate2D location = user.gpsposition.coordinate;
CLLocationCoordinate2D center   = region.center;
CLLocationCoordinate2D northWestCorner, southEastCorner;

northWestCorner.latitude  = center.latitude  - (region.span.latitudeDelta  / 2.0);
northWestCorner.longitude = center.longitude - (region.span.longitudeDelta / 2.0);
southEastCorner.latitude  = center.latitude  + (region.span.latitudeDelta  / 2.0);
southEastCorner.longitude = center.longitude + (region.span.longitudeDelta / 2.0);

if (
    location.latitude  >= northWestCorner.latitude && 
    location.latitude  <= southEastCorner.latitude &&

    location.longitude >= northWestCorner.longitude && 
    location.longitude <= southEastCorner.longitude
    )
{
    // User location (location) in the region - OK :-)
    NSLog(@"Center (%f, %f) span (%f, %f) user: (%f, %f)| IN!", region.center.latitude, region.center.longitude, region.span.latitudeDelta, region.span.longitudeDelta, location.latitude, location.longitude);

}else {

    // User location (location) out of the region - NOT ok :-(
    NSLog(@"Center (%f, %f) span (%f, %f) user: (%f, %f)| OUT!", region.center.latitude, region.center.longitude, region.span.latitudeDelta, region.span.longitudeDelta, location.latitude, location.longitude);
}

Answer 5

I've used this code to determine if a coordinate is within a circular region (a coordinate with a radius around it).

- (BOOL)location:(CLLocation *)location isNearCoordinate:(CLLocationCoordinate2D)coordinate withRadius:(CLLocationDistance)radius
{
    CLCircularRegion *circularRegion = [[CLCircularRegion alloc] initWithCenter:location.coordinate radius:radius identifier:@"radiusCheck"];

    return [circularRegion containsCoordinate:coordinate];
}

Answer 6

You can convert your location to a point with MKMapPointForCoordinate, then use MKMapRectContainsPoint on the mapview's visibleMapRect. This is completely off the top of my head. Let me know if it works.