CSC234 - Project 2
How Far to Wall Drug
Overview
Complete an Android program called WallDrug to calculate
the distance and direction of your current location from Wall Drug, a popular roadside attraction
in South Dakota.
Your code should be formatted and tabbed in a consistent
manner, and include appropriate comments.
Materials
Project Details
Wall Drug is a quirky roadside attraction near Mount Rushmore.
More info can be found in the
Wikipedia entry.
All over the world, you can find signs displaying the distance to Wall Drug. In this project, you
will complete an App that shows the distance between the user's current location and Wall Drug.
You must implement two methods. Once to calculate the
Great Circle Distance and
one to calculate the
Bearing between
two points on the Earth.
What to turn in
You need to complete the GeoPoint class and the methods for distance and bearing.
- GeoPoint.java
© Mark Goadrich 2011, Centenary College of Louisiana