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This is a python program that uses google maps to find the latitude and longitude for an address. | This is a python program that uses google maps to find the latitude and longitude for an address. | ||
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In this location on ''powershell'' from the RDP (Must be from the RDP so it can import files): | In this location on ''powershell'' from the RDP (Must be from the RDP so it can import files): | ||
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Which you will have to open with a right click into textpad. | Which you will have to open with a right click into textpad. | ||
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The output is a tab delimited with the three columns: | The output is a tab delimited with the three columns: | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 18 July 2016
E:\McNair\Software\Scripts\Geocode.py
Contents
Name
This is a python program that uses google maps to find the latitude and longitude for an address.
Input is a file with columns:
<Business Name> <Address>
That is a tab delimited ".txt" file.
Synopsis
python Geocode.py <input.txt>
Use
In this location on powershell from the RDP (Must be from the RDP so it can import files):
E:\McNair\Software\Scripts
Enter this code:
python Geocode.py <input.txt>
The program will create an output file that looks like:
input.txt_coords
Which you will have to open with a right click into textpad.
Output
The output is a tab delimited with the three columns:
<Business Name> <Location["lat"]> <Location["lng"]>
Meaning Name, Latitude, Longitude in a tab delimited .txt file
