flogger_get_coords.py

#
# Function to determine latitude, longitude and elevation given location place name details.
# Details are returned as a list.
# For example if called as:
# loc = get_coords("My Gliding Club UK")
#   then:
#        latitude = loc[0], longitude = loc[1], elevation = loc[2]
#
#
from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim
import geocoder
from geopy.exc import GeocoderTimedOut 
import time
from geopy.geocoders.base import ERROR_CODE_MAP
import geopy

def get_coords(address):
    try:
        geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="OGN_Flogger")
        try:   
            location = geolocator.geocode(address, timeout=5, exactly_one=True)  # Only 1 location for this address
            if location == None:
                print "Geocoder Service timed out or Airfield: ", address, " not known by geocode locator service. Check settings"
                return False
            i = 1
            while i <= 10:
                ele = geocoder.google([location.latitude, location.longitude], method='elevation')
                if ele.meters == None:
                    print "geocoder.google try: ", i
                    i = i + 1
                    time.sleep(1)
                    continue
                else:
                    print "Geolocator worked for: ", address, " Lat: ", location.latitude, " Long: ", location.longitude, " Ele: ",ele.meters
                    return location.latitude, location.longitude, ele.meters
                print "Geolocator failed for: ", address, " Lat: ", location.latitude, " Long: ", location.longitude, " Ele: ", ele.meters, "Try a Restart" 
                exit(2)
            
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[400]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[400]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[401]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[401]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[402]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[402]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[403]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[403]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[407]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[407]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[412]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[412]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[413]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[413]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[414]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[414]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[502]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[502]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[503]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[503]
        except ERROR_CODE_MAP[504]:
            print " ERROR_CODE_MAP is: ",  ERROR_CODE_MAP[503]
        return False
    except GeocoderTimedOut as e:
        print "Geocoder Service timed out for Airfield: ", address
        return False