The short answer is "In general, no".  That's because JTS assumes a
Cartesian coordinate system. So for larger buffer distances the buffer is
not going to be correct in geodetic space.

See here for more info and suggestions:
http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/32046/how-can-i-make-a-buffer-with-xxx-meter-by-nettopologysuite

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:19 PM, Arun A M <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>    Hey I am new to JTS I did some research and came  up some basic
> programs. I just want to know given a lat lon can we draw a buffer around
> it.
>
> Thanks and Regards,
>
> Arun Ambore | Northstar Engineering.
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