Point in polygon algortim using location class in android?

Question

I've a a set of location that forms a closed path (similar to polygon). Is there any possible way to check if a certain latitude and longitude is inside the closed path?

Answer 1

You need a ray-casting algorithm. Good for you that someone already did this: ;-)

Point in Polygon Algorithm

And for a little background knowledge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_in_polygon