Terrain generator not working; <null> output

AnnaghaMital · June 24, 2019, 8:38am

Hi!

I’m trying to figure out how to generate a terrain in LB, and have tried both the construct_location component and importing a weather file. However both cases give me as output.

Any pointers?

BR Annagha

mostapha · July 2, 2019, 2:46am

cc: @AntonelloDiNunzio

AntonelloDiNunzio · July 2, 2019, 8:41pm

Hi @AnnaghaMital,

it does not work because Google requires an API key to use its service.
For more details see this reply:
Terrain Generator API question

Regards,
Antonello

sherminsh · October 14, 2020, 4:39pm

Hi , I’m using this code and I get this error

Solution exception:hostname ‘open.mapquestapi.com’ doesn’t match either of ‘apigee.net’, ‘*.apigee.net’
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AntonelloDiNunzio · October 15, 2020, 8:36am

Hi @sherminsh,

there is an issue with the protocol https, here is from the latest documentation of MapQuest:

http://open.mapquestapi.com/elevation/v1/profile?key=KEY&shapeFormat=raw&latLngCollection=39.74012,-104.9849,39.7995,-105.7237,39.6404,-106.3736

To fix it:

go to line 282 and replace https with http

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I will fix it also on GitHub soon, also because its tab is wrong. It needs to be updated to be in LB-Legacy.

Best,
Antonello

sherminsh · October 16, 2020, 8:07pm

Hi ,thank you for your answer . I did it and the error disappeared. but there is no result yet and I get this warnings(i do have internet connection)

Please check your internet connection.
Please try again, you lost some data.

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AntonelloDiNunzio · October 17, 2020, 1:10pm

Hi @sherminsh,

could you share the EPW Location that you are using?
I need latitude, longitude, altitude.

Thanks,
Antonello

P.S. hide your API Key in the screenshots.

sherminsh · October 17, 2020, 1:44pm

I used different epws because I’m not working on a specific area and i need the terrain generator to begin my code . However, all epws that I used have this same error . Here is the epw link of the latest one that I tried : https://www.energyplus.net/weather-download/europe_wmo_region_6/BGR//BGR_Plovdiv.156250_IWEC/all

Site:Location,
PLOVDIV_BGR,
42.13, !Latitude
24.75, !Longitude
2.0, !Time Zone
185.0; !Elevation

Thanks a lot
Shermin

AntonelloDiNunzio · October 17, 2020, 2:01pm

Hi @sherminsh,

A test:

Please, download this version here and try it. I suggest you use jawg because it has a better elevation data accuracy than MapQuest for now.
Note, I have added also static maps of Jawg API.

There is an example in the repo.

If you know python, feel you free to improve it.

Best,
Antonello

CharlesCollin · October 17, 2020, 5:52pm

hi @AntonelloDiNunzio,

Did you tried the generate map with Google API recently ? They changed their billing plan. You now have to pay for Maps static API and Maps elevation API (althought its around ~8usd/1000 requests for both). A chance that for new users you have a 90 day free trial. (although… I didn’t have it anymore so I have to be carefull in my tests!)

I do have issue (like I remember I had in the past with static maps… ) I have the topography, but it didn’t request any Image from the Map static API…

Also if you look, panel said : size 0x0 … ? something wrong there ?

Regarding that issue, would it be possible to implement a toggle button just to request new images ? not topography again.

Although, I tried the MAPquest API as its free under 15 000 requests/ months. I get the topography but not images… I had errors… I tried change img res but without succes.

Thanks
-CC

AntonelloDiNunzio · October 20, 2020, 4:49pm

Hi @CharlesCollin,

thanks for your tests and updates.
I did not check the Google API, I need to check endpoints, paths and what is going with them.

Maybe a good strategy could be by splitting the component into two parts, one for texture and one for elevation.

about MAPquest, I think the problem is the same, the protocol in the endpoint:
http://www.mapquestapi.com/staticmap/v5 instead of https://www.mapquestapi.com/staticmap/v5

github.com

AntonelloDN/Ladybug_extension_WIP/blob/master/src/Ladybug_Terrain Generator.py#L357



if dx > 640 or dy > 640:
    warning = 'Your request is too big. Change image resolution or make smaller tiles.'
    ghenv.Component.AddRuntimeMessage(gh.GH_RuntimeMessageLevel.Warning, warning)
    return -1

if (source_ == 0):
    urlPart1 = 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?'
    urlPart2 = "center={0},%20{1}&zoom={2}&size={3}x{4}&maptype={5}".format(str(center.Y), str(center.X), str(self.zoom), str(int(dx)), str(int(dy)), str(mapType)) + '&key=' + APIKEY_
elif (source_ == 1):
    urlPart1 = 'https://www.mapquestapi.com/staticmap/v5/map?'
    urlPart2 = "center={0},{1}&zoom={2}&size={3},{4}&type={5}".format(str(center.Y), str(center.X), str(self.zoom), str(int(dx)), str(int(dy)), str(mapType)) + '&key=' + APIKEY_
else:
    urlPart1 = 'https://api.jawg.io/static?'
    urlPart2 = "center={0},{1}&zoom={2}&size={3}x{4}&layer={5}".format(str(center.Y), str(center.X), str(self.zoom), str(int(dx)), str(int(dy)), str(mapType)) + '&format=png&access-token=' + APIKEY_
    
goog_url = urlPart1 + urlPart2

print(goog_url)

return goog_url

Best,
Antonello

CharlesCollin · October 23, 2020, 10:56pm

@AntonelloDiNunzio,

it would be indeed a great solution to split the component in two!

Let me know if you find anything regarding google static map API. I don’t have much alternative for now (descent mesh resolution based on precise data + satelite IMG mapped onto).

BTW mapquest (changing Https for http) isn’T working. Still have no image.

Regards,
-CC