https://github.com/zherr/antipodes

This is an Android application that finds the exact opposite point on the planet in relation to your location.
https://github.com/zherr/antipodes

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This is an Android application that finds the exact opposite point on the planet in relation to your location.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/zherr/antipodes
• Owner: zherr
• Created: 2012-10-20T17:00:15.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2012-10-20T17:13:20.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-12T15:39:29.658Z (3 months ago)
• Size: 754 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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Antipodes


Zachary Herr


10/21/12


Android 2 - Using Location


Dr. Honig

This project was made using Android's 'LocationActivity' example, 

demonstrating the use of location by GPS and data networks. 

What this application attempts to do is find the **exact** 

opposite location on earth in relation to your current 

location, which are called antipodal points. This is derived

simply by negating the latitudinal point and taking the

absolute value of the longitudinal point and subtracting it

from 180 degrees (you will see this in the code).

One particular point I'd like to make is that since we are 

in the Midwest, most of our antipodes are going to be in the 

middle of the Indian ocean, so the Geocoder will not be able

to map it to any particular point. But it will still give you

the point!

This project will be uploaded for sharing on Github at:

https://github.com/zherr/Antipodes