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A very simple python script that get elevation from latitude and longitude with google maps API
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# elevation_google_maps: A very simple python script that get elevation from latitude and longitude with google maps API by Guillaume Meunier | |
# -- with edits from Ramesh Kamath <rkamath.1995@gmail.com> | |
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# NO DEPENDANCIES except JSON and REQUESTS | |
# ----------------------------------- | |
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# Copyright (c) 2016, Guillaume Meunier <alliages@gmail.com> | |
# GEOJSON_export is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify | |
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published | |
# by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, | |
# or (at your option) any later version. | |
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# GEOJSON_export is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, | |
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | |
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the | |
# GNU General Public License for more details. | |
# | |
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License | |
# along with GEOJSON_export; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. | |
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# @license GPL-3.0+ <http://spdx.org/licenses/GPL-3.0+> | |
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# EXAMPLE : | |
# print(elevation(48.8445548,2.4222176)) | |
from __future__ import print_function | |
import json | |
import requests | |
def elevation(lat, lng): | |
apikey = "USE YOUR OWN KEY !!!" | |
url = "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/elevation/json" | |
request = requests.get(url+"?locations="+str(lat)+","+str(lng)+"&key="+apikey) | |
try: | |
results = json.loads(request.text).get('results') | |
if 0 < len(results): | |
elevation = results[0].get('elevation') | |
#resolution = results[0].get('resolution') # for RESOLUTION | |
# ELEVATION | |
return elevation | |
else: | |
print('HTTP GET Request failed.') | |
except ValueError as e: | |
print('JSON decode failed: '+str(request) + str(e)) |
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