Date (example): 2005-05-26
That date's (or most recent) DOW opening: 10458.68
[[Concatenate, with a hyphen: 2005-05-26-10458.68]]
md5: db9318c2259923d08b672cb305440f97
[[Split it up into two pieces:]]
0.db9318c2259923d0, 0.8b672cb305440f97
To decimal: 0.857713..., 0.544544...
Your location (example): 37.421542, -122.085589
[[Combine integer part of location with fractional part of hash:]]
Destination Coordinates: 37.857713, -122.544544
Sample Implementation: http:
xkcd.com
geohashing
{{title text: Saturday is game night.}}
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close.