GCP Geolocation API Part-3

In this part, we will write a Python script to find the current location coordinates in real-time using the Google Geolocation API. This script will send a request to the API and retrieve the latitude, longitude, and accuracy of the current location.

I won't be covering how to enable the GCP API here; you can refer to Part 1 for those instructions.

GCP Geolocation API Part-1

In this post, I will show you how to enable Google’s location service on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and retrieve coordinate data from a physical address using Python and the Google Geolocation API. Task: Retrieve Coordinates from Physical address. Table of Contents * Enable Google Maps Geolocation API * Create Python Code

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import requests

"""
This code finds where is the current location coordinates in real time.
"""

def get_current_location(api_key):
    url = "https://www.googleapis.com/geolocation/v1/geolocate?key=" + api_key
    data = {
        "considerIp": "true"
    }
    
    response = requests.post(url, json=data)
    
    if response.status_code == 200:
        location_data = response.json()
        lat = location_data['location']['lat']
        lng = location_data['location']['lng']
        accuracy = location_data['accuracy']
        return lat, lng, accuracy
    else:
        print(f"HTTP Error: {response.status_code}")
        return None

if __name__ == "__main__":
    api_key = "<API-KEY-HERE>"  # Replace with your Google API key
    location = get_current_location(api_key)
    
    if location:
        lat, lng, accuracy = location
        print(f"Current Location: Latitude = {lat}, Longitude = {lng}, Accuracy = {accuracy} meters")

Conclusion:

This Python script demonstrates how to use the Google Geolocation API to retrieve real-time coordinates. By sending a request to the API with the specified API key, the script retrieves the latitude, longitude, and accuracy of the current location. This can be particularly useful for applications that require real-time location data, such as tracking services, location-based services, and geographic information systems. Simply replace the placeholder API key with your own to get started.

You can check Part-2 of the post here:

GCP Geolocation API Part-2

Task: Coordinates to Physical Address Table of Contents * Create Python Code to Convert Coordinates to Address * Conclusion In this part, I will write a Python script to convert coordinates (latitude and longitude) into a physical address using the Google Maps Geocoding API. I won’t be covering how to enable the

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