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GPS points calculated by using the distance and direction of the movement
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#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <math.h> | |
#include <time.h> | |
#include <iostream> | |
#include <string> | |
#include <iomanip> | |
using namespace std; | |
int main(int argc, char** argv) { | |
constexpr double earthRadius = 6371000.0; | |
double oldLatitude = 52.0; | |
double oldLongitude = -2.0; | |
double currentDirection = 360.0; | |
double currentDistanceTravelled = 0.001; | |
for (int i = 1; i <= 360; i++) { | |
currentDirection = 90; | |
currentDistanceTravelled += 0.001; | |
// Convert Variables to Radian for the Formula | |
oldLatitude = M_PI * oldLatitude / 180.0; | |
oldLongitude = M_PI * oldLongitude / 180.0; | |
currentDirection = (double) (M_PI * currentDirection / 180.0); | |
// Formulae to Calculate the NewLAtitude and NewLongtiude | |
double newLatitude = asin(sin(oldLatitude) * cos(currentDistanceTravelled / earthRadius) + | |
cos(oldLatitude) * sin(currentDistanceTravelled / earthRadius) * cos(currentDirection)); | |
double newLongitude = oldLongitude + atan2(sin(currentDirection) * sin(currentDistanceTravelled / earthRadius) | |
* cos(oldLatitude), cos(currentDistanceTravelled / earthRadius) | |
- sin(oldLatitude) * sin(newLatitude)); | |
// Convert Back from radians | |
newLatitude = 180.0 * newLatitude / M_PI; | |
newLongitude = 180.0 * newLongitude / M_PI; | |
currentDirection = (double) (180.0 * currentDirection / M_PI); | |
printf ("%2.7f, %2.7f, %f\n", newLatitude, newLongitude, currentDirection); | |
//Update old Latitude and Longitude | |
oldLatitude = newLatitude; | |
oldLongitude = newLongitude; | |
} | |
return 0; | |
} |
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