scgraph 0.2.0

Determine an approximate route between two points on earth

scgraph

Supply chain graph package for Python

Documentation

Getting Started: https://github.com/connor-makowski/scgraph

Low Level: https://connor-makowski.github.io/scgraph/core.html

Key Features

• Calculate the shortest path between two points on earth using a latitude / longitude pair
  • Inputs:
    • A latitude / longitude pair for the origin
    • A latitude / longitude pair for the destination
  • Calculation:
    • Algorithms:
      • Dijkstra's algorithm
        • Modified to support sparse network data structures
      • Possible future support for other algorithms
    • Distances:
      • Uses the haversine formula to calculate the distance between two points on earth
  • Returns:
    • path:
      • A list of dictionaries (latitude and longitude) that make up the shortest path
    • length:
      • The distance in kilometers between the two points
• Antimeridian support
• Arbitrary start and end points
• Arbitrary network data sets

Setup

Make sure you have Python 3.6.x (or higher) installed on your system. You can download it here.

Installation

pip install scgraph

Getting Started

Basic Usage

Get the shortest path between two points on earth using a latitude / longitude pair In this case, calculate the shortest maritime path between Shanghai, China and Savannah, Georgia, USA.

from scgraph import Graph
from scgraph.data import marnet_data

my_graph = Graph(data=marnet_data)
# Get the shortest path between 
output = my_graph.get_shortest_path(
    origin={"latitude": 31.23,"longitude": 121.47}, 
    destination={"latitude": 32.08,"longitude": -81.09}
)
print('Length: ',output['length']) #=> Length:  19596.735

In the above example, the output variable is a dictionary with two keys: length and path. The length key contains the distance in kilometers between the two points. The path key contains a list of dictionaries (containing latitude and longitude) that make up the shortest path between the two points.

To get the latitude / longitude pairs that make up the shortest path, as a list of lists, you could do something like the following:

from scgraph import Graph
from scgraph.data import marnet_data

my_graph = Graph(data=marnet_data)
# Get the shortest path between 
output = my_graph.get_shortest_path(
    origin={"latitude": 31.23,"longitude": 121.47}, 
    destination={"latitude": 32.08,"longitude": -81.09}
)
print(str([[i['latitude'],i['longitude']] for i in output['path']]))

Included Data Sets

• marnet_data:
  • What: A maritime network data set
  • Use: from scgraph.data import marnet_data

Attributions and Thanks

Inspired by searoute including the use of one of their datasets that has been modified to work properly with this package.