Ohio DOT Camera and Incident Mapper

Description

ODOT Camera and Incident Mapper is a Python script that fetches camera and incident data from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) API, and visualizes the data on an interactive map using the Folium library. This tool helps monitor highway conditions and visualize traffic incidents in Ohio.

Features

• Fetch camera data from ODOT API (Camera Data Documentation).
• Fetch incident data (accidents) from ODOT API (Incident Data Documentation).
• Visualize cameras and incidents on an interactive map.
• Use environment variables to store API keys securely.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• requests library
• folium library
• python-dotenv library

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/odot-camera-and-incident-mapper.git
   cd odot-camera-and-incident-mapper

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install requests folium python-dotenv

3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your ODOT API key:

   OHGO_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Usage

1. Run the script:

   python odot_camera_and_incident_mapper.py

2. The script will fetch camera and incident data, and save the generated map as ohgo_cameras_incidents_map.html.

Script Details

Fetching Data

• The script fetches camera data using the provided ODOT API URLs (Camera Data Documentation).
• The script fetches incident data using the provided ODOT API URLs (Incident Data Documentation).
• It handles pagination to ensure all data is retrieved.

Plotting Data on Map

• Cameras are plotted on the map with blue markers.
• Incidents are plotted on the map with red markers.
• Detailed information is provided in the popups for each marker.

Files

• odot_camera_and_incident_mapper.py: Main script file responsible for mapping incidents and camera data.
• odot_camera_info_cli.py: Separate CLI script for accessing camera data in the terminal.
• .env: File to store environment variables (not included in version control).
• ohgo_cameras_incidents_map.html: Generated map file displaying camera locations and incidents.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests if you have suggestions for improvements or new features.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

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Happy mapping!