Find distance between two points on map using Google Map API V2

Salman Khan picture Salman Khan · Jan 18, 2013 · Viewed 169.6k times · Source

I am using google map api v2 in my android application, I am able to show the map and put markers on it, but now I am stuck with the problem in which I need to find out the distance between two markers or points placed on map, I have already gone through the docs but didn't find anything helpful in this case.

If anyone knows how to solve this then please help me.

Thanks

Answer

Fr4nz picture Fr4nz · Apr 26, 2013

In Google Map API V2 You have LatLng objects so you can't use distanceTo (yet).

You can then use the following code considering oldPosition and newPosition are LatLng objects :

// The computed distance is stored in results[0].
//If results has length 2 or greater, the initial bearing is stored in results[1].
//If results has length 3 or greater, the final bearing is stored in results[2].
float[] results = new float[1];
Location.distanceBetween(oldPosition.latitude, oldPosition.longitude,
                newPosition.latitude, newPosition.longitude, results);

For more informations about the Location class see this link