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Old 05-07-2008
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Re: findout centre of location from a set of long and lat

One approach is a simple mean. This will give you the centre of the points - but not necessarily the centre of the polygon defined by the points. This is because you might have a shape with lots of points on one side, but only a few on the other.

A simple mean is usually "good enough" unless you are near the poles, the International Date Line or high latitudes.

Richard
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