Top "Geo" questions

geo is the abbreviation for the term "geographic". It includes handling of geographic coordinates and vectors for display and calculation purpose.

algorithm to define a geofence and see if a point is inside/outside it

I am looking for an algorithm through I can create a geofence and check if a device is entering/leaving …

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Get nearest places on Google Maps, using MySQL spatial data

I have a database with a list of stores with latitudes and longitudes of each. So based on the current (…

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How to get barometric altitude in Android?

What are the data needed for calculating barometric altitude? How do I get them and then calculate the altitude? Also …

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Alternative To Google Places Autocomplete

The project I am working on uses google places autocomplete to help users to input POIs and addresses. This works …

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Best way to get a map of a city using Basemap?

I am trying to use Basemap to display a map of a city, for example San Francisco, in python. I …

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What measurement unit is used to determine GPS accuracy with the HTML5 geo API?

I use HTML5's geolocation API and the position object has a "accuracy" property which is a number that may …

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