changes geocode api -now it works with postcodes

polyccon · polyccon · commit 04d3541c14be · 2018-09-29T17:58:26.000+01:00
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # View crime statistics in the UK!
 A flask powered app, with data visualisation using D3.
+
+![ScreenShot](ScreenShot.png)
diff --git a/ScreenShot.png b/ScreenShot.png
diff --git a/src/templates/home.html b/src/templates/home.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    <body class="body">
       <h1>Welcome to the UK Crime Stats site</h1>
       <form action="{{ url_for('viewcrime') }}" method ='POST'>
-        <input type= 'text' name='location' placeholder='Enter a UK address' id = 'location'>
+        <input type= 'text' name='location' placeholder='Enter a UK postcode' id = 'location'>
         <button type="submit" id="submit_button" class="button-styling">Get stats</button>
       </form>
    </body>
diff --git a/src/views.py b/src/views.py
@@ -41,16 +41,11 @@ def home():
 
 
 def get_data(location):
-    KEY = read_json('params.json', 'MAPQ')
-    url1 = 'http://open.mapquestapi.com/geocoding/v1/address?'
-    params1 = dict(
-        key=KEY,
-        location=location
-    )
-    resp1 = requests.get(url=url1, params=params1)
-    ll = json.loads(resp1.text)['results'][0]['locations'][0]['displayLatLng']
-    latitude = ll['lat']
-    longitude = ll['lng']
+    url_postcode = "http://api.postcodes.io/postcodes/"+location
+    resp_postcode = requests.get(url=url_postcode)
+    ll = json.loads(resp_postcode.text)['result']
+    latitude = ll['latitude']
+    longitude = ll['longitude']
     url = 'https://data.police.uk/api/crimes-street/all-crime?'
     params = dict(
         lat=latitude,
