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                        <h4>{% trans "Closest point API" %}</h4>

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                                <p>{% blocktrans %}Since we collect information from eduroam.org about the available eduroam points, we developed the closest point service API, which handles locating the closest eduroam service location.{% endblocktrans %}</p>

                                <p>{% blocktrans %}The API receives the current location coordinates in a GET request, calculates the closest point through server-side triangulation and returns a JSON reply with its’ coordinates and a detailed description.{% endblocktrans %}</p>

                                <h5>Applications</h5>

                                <p>{% blocktrans %}Based on this API, we developed the closest point web page that allows users to find the closest eduroam location or a location they search for.{% endblocktrans %}</p>

                                <p>{% blocktrans %}Potentials are limitless! You can build your own application either it is web or mobile or a widget for a wearable device.{% endblocktrans %}</p>

                                <h5>API</h5>

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                                        <strong>url: https://{{site}}{% url closest %}?lat=latitude&lng=longitude</strong><br>

                                        <strong>method: GET</strong><br><br>

                                        <strong>lat:</strong>Latitude coordinate, eg. 37.98101<br>

                                        <strong>lng:</strong>Longitude coordinate, eg. 23.728695

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                                        <strong>Example request: </strong>

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                                                Find the closest eduroam point to my position, eg. coords(37.98, 23.72): <br><strong>https://{{site}}{% url closest %}?lat=37.98&lng=23.72</strong>

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                                        <strong>Example response:</strong>                                

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"lat": "37.972883",

"lng": "23.717463",

"text": "\n <b>Name:</b> National Observatory, Athens, Greece<br><b>Address:</b> Athens, 118 51<br><b>SSID:</b> EDUROAM<br><b>Enc:</b> WPA2/AES<br><b>AP:</b> 1<br> \n ",

"name": "\n <b>Name:</b> National Observatory, Athens, Greece<br><b>Address:</b> Athens, 118 51<br><b>SSID:</b> EDUROAM<br><b>Enc:</b> WPA2/AES<br><b>AP:</b> 1<br> \n "

"plainname": "National Observatory of Athens ",

}

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