Inspiration
I often go on runs, and sometimes struggle to plan route that's the desired distance that I aim to run that day, and believed that I wasn't the only one struggline with the problem. Thus I decided to create 'Find a Walking Path!' to help mine, as well as other people's problems!
What it does
The user enters their location and desired path length by running the python console. The console will return directions for a path that is approximately the desired length, and will save a rough visualization of the route to the user's desktop which can be opened as an html file
How I built it
I built this using the google maps api, as well as basic python knowledge
Challenges I ran into
Calculating the coordantes for path segments required manipulation of the haversine formula, as there was no public method at the time of attempting to do so. Another challenge I faced was not being able to integrate both the path visualization and the path directions into a webwage that would be launched upon entering the required parameter. This was purely due to lack of experience, and I aim to be able to do ths in the near future
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm content with the progress I made in terms of learning the google maps api as I've had no previous experience with any apis
What I learned
I learnt that patience is key when learning new concepts and tools, and have gained an affinitty for creating new projects such as this one, as there are a nice mental break
What's next for Find a Walking Path!
Hopefully an integrated gui, or the aforementioned webpage
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