CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javaandroidgoogle-maps-api-3geolocationdistance
Priyabrata
Priyabrata

Reputation: 1232

Which is more accurate for use of distance calculation on Lat/Long

I need to calculate the distance between two points (Lat/Lng). In android I can achieve this in two ways :

1)

location1.distanceTo(location2);

2)

SphericalUtil.computeDistanceBetween(location1, location2);

Which one should I use to get the most accurate distance between the two points ?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 229

Answers (1)

azizbekian
azizbekian

Reputation: 62189

SphericalUtil.computeDistanceBetween() returns double, whereas Location.distanceTo() returns float.

From documentation of distanceTo

Returns the approximate distance in meters between this location and the given location.

From documentation of computeDistanceBetween

Returns the distance between two LatLngs, in meters.

SphericalUtil tends to be more precise.

Upvotes: 1

Related Questions