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Create the GPX file from origin and destination using the GoogleMap Direction API. You can use this output for simulate the location apps in Xcode.
#
# python drive.py "origin" ["waypoint" ... ] "destination"
#
# i.e. python drive.py "Union Square, San Francisco" "Ferry Building, San Francisco" 'Bay Bridge' SFO
import sys, json, urllib2, md5, os.path, pprint
from math import radians, sin, cos, atan2, pow, sqrt
from urllib import quote_plus
from xml.sax.saxutils import escape
from optparse import OptionParser
parser = OptionParser("Usage: %prog [options] origin [waypoint ...] destination")
parser.add_option(
"--cache",
dest="cache",
help="cache the result of query for Google into DIR",
metavar="DIR")
(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
if len(args) < 2:
parser.error("incorrect number of arguments")
def urlForDirection(args):
origin = args[0]
destination = args[-1]
url = "http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/directions/json?origin=%s&destination=%s&sensor=false"
url = url % (quote_plus(origin), quote_plus(destination))
if len(args) > 2:
url += '&waypoints=' + quote_plus('|'.join(args[1:-1]))
return url
def cachePath(url):
return options.cache + '/' + md5.new(url).hexdigest() + '.drive'
def fetchDirection(url):
data = None
cache_path = None
fetched = False
if options.cache:
cache_path = cachePath(url)
if os.path.isfile(cache_path):
with file(cache_path, 'r') as fp:
data = json.load(fp)
if not data:
fp = urllib2.urlopen(url)
data = json.load(fp)
fp.close()
fetched = True
if options.cache and fetched:
fp = file(cache_path, 'w')
json.dump(data, fp)
fp.close()
if data.get('status') != 'OK':
error('Bad data')
route = data['routes'][0]
return route['legs']
def namedWaypoint(coordinate, name):
print '\t<wpt lat="%(lat).6f" lon="%(lng).6f">' % coordinate
print '\t\t<name>%s</name>' % escape(name.encode('utf-8'))
print '\t</wpt>'
def waypoint(coordinate):
print '\t<wpt lat="%(lat).6f" lon="%(lng).6f"/>' % coordinate
def decodePoly(pts):
step1 = [ord(x) - 63 for x in pts]
step2, vals = [], []
for val in step1:
vals.insert(0, val & 0x1f)
if val < 0x20:
val = 0
for n in vals:
val = (val << 5) + n
if val % 2: val = ~(val - 1)
val /= 2.0
val /= 100000.0
step2.append(val)
vals = []
step3 = []
for lat, lng in zip(step2[0::2], step2[1::2]):
if len(step3) > 0:
lat += step3[-1]['lat']
lng += step3[-1]['lng']
step3.append({'lat':lat, 'lng':lng})
return step3
def distanceBetweenPoints(a, b):
lat1 = radians(a['lat'])
lng1 = radians(a['lng'])
lat2 = radians(b['lat'])
lng2 = radians(b['lng'])
R = 6371.0 * 1000 # radius of earth by km
a = pow(sin((lat1 - lat2) / 2.0), 2) + pow(sin((lng1 - lng2) / 2.0), 2) * cos(lat1) * cos(lat2)
c = 2.0 * atan2(sqrt(a), sqrt(1.0 - a))
return R * c # / 1.6 * 5280.0 # to mile, then to feet
def complementPoints(points, duration, distance):
result = []
for a, b in zip(points[0:-1], points[1:]):
dd = distanceBetweenPoints(a, b)
dt = duration * (dd / distance)
t = 0.0
lat = b['lat'] - a['lat']
lng = b['lng'] - a['lng']
while t < dt:
r = t / dt
pt = {'lat': a['lat'] + lat * r, 'lng': a['lng'] + lng * r}
result.append(pt)
t += 5
result.append(points[-1])
return result
def printGPX(legs):
print '<?xml version="1.0"?>'
print '<gpx version="1.1" creator="drive.py coded by basuke">'
namedWaypoint(legs[0]['start_location'], legs[0]['start_address'])
for leg in legs:
for step in leg['steps']:
start = step['start_location']
end = step['end_location']
duration = step['duration']['value']
distance = step['distance']['value']
decodePoly(step['polyline']['points'])
points = decodePoly(step['polyline']['points'])
points.insert(0, start)
points.append(end)
points = complementPoints(points, duration, distance)
for pt in points:
waypoint(pt)
namedWaypoint(leg['end_location'], leg['end_address'])
print '</gpx>'
url = urlForDirection(args)
legs = fetchDirection(url)
printGPX(legs)
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