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Geocoding in NZ
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| import requests | |
| import urllib.parse | |
| def geocode(address_number, full_road_name, town_city, api_key): | |
| base = "https://data.linz.govt.nz/services" | |
| layer = "layer-105689" | |
| cql = f"address_number={address_number} AND full_road_name ILIKE '%{full_road_name}%' AND town_city ILIKE '%{town_city}%'" | |
| url = f"{base};key={api_key}/wfs" | |
| params = { | |
| "service": "WFS", | |
| "version": "2.0.0", | |
| "request": "GetFeature", | |
| "typeNames": layer, | |
| "outputFormat": "json", | |
| "cql_filter": cql, | |
| } | |
| r = requests.get(url, params=params) | |
| r.raise_for_status() | |
| data = r.json() | |
| if not data["features"]: | |
| return None | |
| return data["features"][0]["geometry"]["coordinates"] # lon, lat |
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