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This nice question and other below I have learned recently! Let see how its answered.

To identify the closed 5km range coordinates from a given set of coordinates, you need to first calculate the difference in latitude and longitude between the given coordinates and find the minimum and maximum values.

Here’s the basic formula:

Latitude range:

• min latitude = given latitude – (5 / 111.2)
• max latitude = given latitude + (5 / 111.2)

Longitude range:

• min longitude = given longitude – (5 / (111.2 * cos(given latitude)))
• max longitude = given longitude + (5 / (111.2 * cos(given latitude)))

Note: In the above formula, (5 / 111.2) is used to convert 5km to degrees. The value of 111.2 is the approximate number of km per degree of latitude. The value of (111.2 * cos(given latitude)) is used to convert 5km to degrees of longitude.

Once you have calculated the minimum and maximum values of latitude and longitude, you can create a bounding box by combining them. The coordinates within this bounding box would be considered as closed within a 5km range of the given coordinates.

Can you tell me more on last results?

Sure! The last results I mentioned are the coordinates of a bounding box that defines a closed area within a 5km range of a given set of coordinates.

A bounding box is a rectangular area that encloses a set of points or coordinates. In this case, the bounding box encloses the coordinates that are within a 5km range of the given coordinates. The minimum and maximum latitude and longitude values that were calculated earlier define the boundaries of this bounding box.

By combining the minimum and maximum latitude and longitude values, you get a rectangular area that encloses all the coordinates that are within a 5km range of the given coordinates. Any coordinate that lies within this rectangular area can be considered to be within a 5km range of the given coordinates.

This information can be useful in various applications, such as mapping, geolocation-based services, or location-based searches. For example, if you want to search for all the restaurants within a 5km range of a given location, you can use the bounding box coordinates to filter out the restaurants that are outside the 5km range.

Can you tell me more with example for bounding box calculations?

Sure, here’s an example of how you can calculate the bounding box coordinates for a given set of coordinates within a 5km range.

Let’s assume that the given coordinates are:

Latitude: 37.7749 Longitude: -122.4194

To calculate the bounding box coordinates:

1. Calculate the minimum and maximum latitude:

• min latitude = 37.7749 – (5 / 111.2) = 37.7692
• max latitude = 37.7749 + (5 / 111.2) = 37.7807

2. Calculate the minimum and maximum longitude:

• min longitude = -122.4194 – (5 / (111.2 * cos(37.7749))) = -122.4257
• max longitude = -122.4194 + (5 / (111.2 * cos(37.7749))) = -122.4131

So, the bounding box coordinates would be:

min latitude: 37.7692 min longitude: -122.4257 max latitude: 37.7807 max longitude: -122.4131

This means that any coordinate that lies within the rectangular area defined by these bounding box coordinates would be considered to be within a 5km range of the given coordinates (37.7749, -122.4194).

Well hope you understand from the given formulation and examples how can create a boundingbox for the range we need to search in for against our given co-ordinates, lets deep in further how we can implement and take this up with our Javascript Skills!

Nice, how I we can use this in Javascript?

Here’s an example of how you can calculate the bounding box coordinates for a given set of coordinates within a 5km range using JavaScript:

function getBoundingBox(lat, lng, distance) {
  const RADIUS_OF_EARTH_KM = 6371;
  const latRadian = lat * (Math.PI / 180);
  const degLatKm = RADIUS_OF_EARTH_KM * Math.cos(latRadian);
  const degLonKm = RADIUS_OF_EARTH_KM;
  const latDegree = distance / degLatKm;
  const lngDegree = distance / degLonKm;

  return {
    minLat: lat - latDegree,
    minLng: lng - lngDegree,
    maxLat: lat + latDegree,
    maxLng: lng + lngDegree
  };
}

const coordinates = { lat: 37.7749, lng: -122.4194 };
const boundingBox = getBoundingBox(coordinates.lat, coordinates.lng, 5);

console.log(boundingBox);

In this example, the getBoundingBox function takes the latitude, longitude, and distance as input parameters. The distance is the radius of the bounding box and is specified in kilometers. The function first converts the latitude and longitude to radians and calculates the number of kilometers per degree of latitude and longitude. The minimum and maximum latitude and longitude values are then calculated using these values and the given distance. Finally, the bounding box coordinates are returned as an object.

Nice, How to I use the bounding box with real test case example?

Here’s an example of how you could use the bounding box coordinates with a real-world test case. Let’s say you have a list of restaurants and their coordinates, and you want to search for all the restaurants within a 5km range of a given location.

const restaurants = [
  { name: "Restaurant A", lat: 37.7820, lng: -122.4464 },
  { name: "Restaurant B", lat: 37.7696, lng: -122.4138 },
  { name: "Restaurant C", lat: 37.7816, lng: -122.4140 },
  { name: "Restaurant D", lat: 37.7711, lng: -122.4336 },
  { name: "Restaurant E", lat: 37.7634, lng: -122.4359 },
];

const searchLocation = { lat: 37.7749, lng: -122.4194 };
const searchRadius = 5;
const boundingBox = getBoundingBox(searchLocation.lat, searchLocation.lng, searchRadius);

const filteredRestaurants = restaurants.filter(restaurant => {
  return (
    restaurant.lat >= boundingBox.minLat &&
    restaurant.lat <= boundingBox.maxLat &&
    restaurant.lng >= boundingBox.minLng &&
    restaurant.lng <= boundingBox.maxLng
  );
});

console.log(filteredRestaurants);

In this example, the restaurants array contains the list of restaurants and their coordinates. The searchLocation object contains the location for which you want to search the restaurants. The searchRadius specifies the radius of the search in kilometers.

The boundingBox is calculated using the getBoundingBox function, as shown in the previous example. The filteredRestaurants array is then created by filtering the restaurants array based on whether their coordinates fall within the bounding box or not. Finally, the filtered restaurants are logged to the console.

Hope this give us nice insight for the questions we have and need to develop as we develop advance things.

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