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46 lines
1.2 KiB
46 lines
1.2 KiB
# code based on https://developer.here.com/blog/understanding-geocoding-with-python
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#
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# copy or rename to loc.py and add api key
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import requests
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URL = "https://geocode.search.hereapi.com/v1/geocode"
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print("In order to track satellites, we need to know your location\n")
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print("You can enter your state or country or region\n")
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print("as your exact location is not needed. \n\n")
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location = input("Type your location: ") #taking user input
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api_key = '' # Acquire from developer.here.com
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PARAMS = {'apikey':api_key,'q':location}
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# sending get request and saving the response as response object
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r = requests.get(url = URL, params = PARAMS)
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data = r.json()
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#print(data)
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latitude = data['items'][0]['position']['lat']
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longitude = data['items'][0]['position']['lng']
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print(latitude)
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print(longitude)
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file = open(r"/home/pi/.config/Gpredict/MyLocation.qth","w+")
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str1 = "[QTH]\n"
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str2 = "LOCATION=" + location + "\n"
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str3 = "LAT=" + str(latitude) + "\n"
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str4 = "LON=" + str(longitude) + "\n"
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str5 = "ALT=0\n"
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str6 = "WX=\n"
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str7 = "QTH_TYPE=0\n"
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file.write(str1)
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file.write(str2)
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file.write(str3)
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file.write(str4)
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file.write(str5)
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file.write(str6)
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file.write(str7)
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file.close()
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