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How to Convert from a Point to a KML files and Generate a Circle with Radius on Each Point

19 Jul , 2018 No Comments

Yesterday I got a challenging assignment to generate a telco network coverage map. But the only data i got is BTS (Base Transceiver Station) location, which is only latitude, longitude and coverage radius given on excel file. I need to convert those excel sheet data into a google map page, and displayed it to subscribers accordingly.

The biggest problem that i had is the number of data is quite big, i need to map more than 20k BTS location and need displayed it fast and without lagging. So a simple google maps script wont work because google maps have a limitation for this.

So i need to create a workaround, and after researching for quite some times i pick KML and Google FusionTable. KML data format for creating radius, and Google FusionTable for displaying it.

This is my PHP code for converting latitude, longitude and radius into KML code.

<?
$lats = array('4.53191944444444','5.34593888888889');
$longs = array('97.93600000000001','95.99299999999999');
$meter = 2000; 
 
$kml = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><Document>        
            <Style id="style0">
                    <LineStyle>
                      <color>ff000000</color>
                      <width>1</width>
                    </LineStyle>
                    <PolyStyle>
                      <color>7FAAAAAA</color>
                      <fill>1</fill>
                      <outline>1</outline>
                    </PolyStyle>               
            </Style>';

for($i = 0; $i < count($lats); $i++) {

    $lat = $lats[$i];
    $long = $longs[$i];

    // Get circle coordinates
    $coordinatesList = getCirclecoordinates($lat, $long, $meter);

    // Output
    $kml  .= '<Placemark><name>Circle '.$i.'</name><styleUrl>#style0</styleUrl><Polygon><outerBoundaryIs><LinearRing><coordinates>'.$coordinatesList.'</coordinates></LinearRing></outerBoundaryIs></Polygon></Placemark>';
}


$kml .= '</Document></kml>';
 
function getCirclecoordinates($lat, $long, $meter) {
  // convert coordinates to radians
  $lat1 = deg2rad($lat);
  $long1 = deg2rad($long);
  $d_rad = $meter/6378137;
 
  $coordinatesList = "";
  // loop through the array and write path linestrings
  for($i=0; $i<=360; $i+=3) {
    $radial = deg2rad($i);
    $lat_rad = asin(sin($lat1)*cos($d_rad) + cos($lat1)*sin($d_rad)*cos($radial));
    $dlon_rad = atan2(sin($radial)*sin($d_rad)*cos($lat1), cos($d_rad)-sin($lat1)*sin($lat_rad));
    $lon_rad = fmod(($long1+$dlon_rad + M_PI), 2*M_PI) - M_PI;
    $coordinatesList .= rad2deg($lon_rad).",".rad2deg($lat_rad).",0 ";
  }
  return $coordinatesList;
}

$fp = fopen('e:\lele.kml', 'w');
fwrite($fp, $kml);
fclose($fp);
?>

After KML is done, i just need to upload it to Google FusionTable and display it on my web page.
kmlcircle

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How to Simulate JSon POST Request Using PHP and CURL

18 Dec , 2011 No Comments

Basically, im trying to do a PHP POST request using JSon string as its format and able to consume JSon array string as responses. Dont forget to activate CURL in your php.ini file.

<?php

//set POST variables address and json string
$url = 'http://localhost:81/dudu.php';
$fields = array(
		'userName'=>'yyy@xxx.com',
		'password'=>'yyyy',
		'emailProvider'=>'xxxx'
                );
//{"userName":"yyy@xxx.com","password":"yyyy","emailProvider":"xxxx"}

//url-ify the data for the JSON POST
$fields_string = json_encode($fields);

//open connection
$ch = curl_init();

//set the url, number of POST vars, POST data
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_URL,$url);
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POST,count($fields));
curl_setopt($ch,CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS,$fields_string);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER , 1);

//execute post
$jsonResult = curl_exec($ch);

//close connection
curl_close($ch);

// [{"name":0,"email":"yyy@xxx.com"},{"name":1,"email":"yyy@xxx.com"},
// {"name":2,"email":"yyy@xxx.com"},{"name":3,"email":"yyy@xxx.com"}]
$results = json_decode($jsonResult, true);
foreach ( $results as $result )
{
    echo "name : {$result['name']} and email {$result['email']} <br />";
}

?>

This is what my browser will look like after im testing my JSon POST

Have fun with CURL :-)

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How to Handle JSon POST Request Using PHP

15 Dec , 2011 13 Comments

On my last project, i need to create a php service using JSon to handle service requests from multiple clients. My PHP file would consume JSon string for its requests and produce JSon string as its responses.
Im not too familiar with PHP, but after sometime googling i’ve found a workaround. This is how i do it.

<?php
// JSon request format is : 
// {"userName":"654321@zzzz.com","password":"12345","emailProvider":"zzzz"}

// read JSon input
$data_back = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'));

// set json string to php variables
$userName = $data_back->{"userName"};
$password = $data_back->{"password"};
$emailProvider = $data_back->{"emailProvider"};

// create json response
$responses = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) {
    $responses[] = array("name" => $i, "email" => $userName . " " . $password . " " . $emailProvider);
}

// JSon response format is : 
// [{"name":"eeee","email":"eee@zzzzz.com"},
// {"name":"aaaa","email":"aaaaa@zzzzz.com"},{"name":"cccc","email":"bbb@zzzzz.com"}]

// set header as json
header("Content-type: application/json");

// send response
echo json_encode($responses);
?>

This is the http header and body of request and response.

Hope it help others, have fun with JSon. ;-)

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