=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/pom.xml'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/pom.xml	2013-10-17 06:57:37 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/pom.xml	2013-10-28 13:17:58 +0000
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
       <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
       <artifactId>gt-epsg-wkt</artifactId>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+      <artifactId>gt-referencing</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   
   <properties>

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgeneration/MapUtils.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgeneration/MapUtils.java	2013-08-23 16:05:01 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgeneration/MapUtils.java	2013-10-28 13:17:58 +0000
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
 import java.awt.Rectangle;
 import java.awt.RenderingHints;
+import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 
 import org.geotools.feature.DefaultFeatureCollection;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
 import org.geotools.map.FeatureLayer;
 import org.geotools.map.Layer;
 import org.geotools.map.MapContent;
+import org.geotools.referencing.GeodeticCalculator;
 import org.geotools.renderer.GTRenderer;
 import org.geotools.renderer.lite.StreamingRenderer;
 import org.geotools.styling.Style;
@@ -289,4 +291,50 @@
 
         return image;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns boundaries of a box shape which centre is the point defined by the 
+     * given longitude and latitude. The distance between the center point and the
+     * edges of the box is defined in meters by the given distance. Based on standard
+     * EPSG:4326 long/lat projection. The result is an array of length 4 where
+     * the values at each index are:
+     * 
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>Index 0: Maximum latitude (north edge of box shape).</li>
+     * <li>Index 1: Maxium longitude (east edge of box shape).</li>
+     * <li>Index 2: Minimum latitude (south edge of box shape).</li>
+     * <li>Index 3: Minumum longitude (west edge of box shape).</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * 
+     * @param longitude the longitude.
+     * @param latitude the latitude.
+     * @param distance the distance in meters to each box edge.
+     * @return an array of length 4.
+     */
+    public static double[] getBoxShape( double longitude, double latitude, double distance )
+    {
+        double[] box = new double[4];
+        
+        GeodeticCalculator calc = new GeodeticCalculator();
+        calc.setStartingGeographicPoint( longitude, latitude );
+        
+        calc.setDirection( 0, distance );
+        Point2D north = calc.getDestinationGeographicPoint();
+        
+        calc.setDirection( 90, distance );
+        Point2D east = calc.getDestinationGeographicPoint();
+        
+        calc.setDirection( 180, distance );
+        Point2D south = calc.getDestinationGeographicPoint();
+        
+        calc.setDirection( -90, distance );
+        Point2D west = calc.getDestinationGeographicPoint();
+        
+        box[0] = north.getY();
+        box[1] = east.getX();
+        box[2] = south.getY();
+        box[3] = west.getX();
+        
+        return box;
+    }
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgenerator/MapUtilsTest.java'
--- dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgenerator/MapUtilsTest.java	2013-08-23 16:05:01 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-services/dhis-service-mapgeneration/src/test/java/org/hisp/dhis/mapgenerator/MapUtilsTest.java	2013-10-28 13:17:58 +0000
@@ -28,13 +28,19 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+import static org.hisp.dhis.mapgeneration.MapUtils.getBoxShape;
+import static org.hisp.dhis.mapgeneration.MapUtils.getWidthHeight;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import static org.hisp.dhis.mapgeneration.MapUtils.*;
-
+/**
+ * Lars Helge Overland
+ */
 public class MapUtilsTest
 {
+    private static final double DELTA = 0.01;
+    
     @Test
     public void testGetWidthHeight()
     {
@@ -61,4 +67,26 @@
     {
         getWidthHeight( null, null, 0, 0, 0.5 );
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testGetBoxShape()
+    {
+        // Equator
+        
+        double[] box = getBoxShape( 0, 0, 110574.27 );
+        
+        assertEquals( 1d, box[0], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( 1d, box[1], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( -1d, box[2], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( -1d, box[3], DELTA );
+        
+        // Punta Arenas
+
+        box = getBoxShape( -71, -53, 67137.20 );
+
+        assertEquals( -52.4, box[0], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( -70d, box[1], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( -53.6, box[2], DELTA );
+        assertEquals( -72d, box[3], DELTA );        
+    }
 }

=== modified file 'dhis-2/pom.xml'
--- dhis-2/pom.xml	2013-10-17 06:57:37 +0000
+++ dhis-2/pom.xml	2013-10-28 13:17:58 +0000
@@ -885,6 +885,11 @@
           </exclusion>
         </exclusions>
       </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.geotools</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gt-referencing</artifactId>
+        <version>${geotools.version}</version>
+      </dependency>
 
       <!-- JAXB -->
       <dependency>