luke_airig
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Find a location given approximate latitude and longitude near the location
I have a gps-related Oracle problem that I can use some help with.
Here is the scenario that I am trying address in Oracle 8.1.7.4:
I have the following tables with latitude and longitude stored in decimal
degrees:
1. Bus stops along with their exact latitude and longitude.
2. Bus riders along with the approximate latitude and longitude of where
they boarded a bus. I cannot assume that I will have the exact
coordinates, only a reasonably close approximation.
Can anyone help me with a solution that, given the latitude and longitude
where a rider boarded, will return the bus stop where they boarded? The
coordinates where the rider boarded will be guaranteed to be within a specified distance of the bus stop latitude and longitude.
This problem is outside the day-to-day programming issues that I normally deal with and I am woefully deficient in the math department. I'm totally at a loss as to where to begin, so specific calculations, formulas, sql and/or PL/SQL code would be welcome. In any case, ANY help or advice on how to proceed is much appreciated.
TIA
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SELECT a.riderID, a.busStopID, a.distance from riderBusStopDistance a, minRiderDistance b
WHERE a.riderID = b.riderID AND a.distance = b.distance