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Add support for great circle

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
58/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java, javascript
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by reading Turf's referenced packages/turf-great-circle/lib/arc.js implementation, then locate the corresponding location-data or geometry entry point in mapbox-java. Port the great-circle support to the Java SDK and verify its behavior against the referenced Turf implementation.

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Description

Turf

Support http://turfjs.org/docs/#greatCircle, js source code here.

Dominant language
Java
Stars
438
Forks
117
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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