Implement geocoding and reverse geocoding with tiger interpolation lines instead of points.

mytests/forward_tiger_time.py

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+import numpy as np
+import urllib2 as url
+import json as json
+import random_points_bbox
+import time
+
+def test(num):
+    #first get some random points in the bbox
+    aPoints = random_points_bbox.getPoints(num, -100.815, 46.789, -100.717, 46.84)
+    #get the addresses
+    sReverseUrl = "http://localhost/nominatim_old/reverse.php?format=json&lat=%f&lon=%f"
+    aAddresses = []
+    for point in aPoints:
+        response = url.urlopen(sReverseUrl % (point[1], point[0]))
+        aAddresses.append(json.load(response)['address'])
+    #print aAddresses
+    # now we have all the addresses of the points in a list
+    # lets forward geocode this list
+    sOldUrl = "http://localhost/nominatim_old/search.php?format=json&city=%s&street=%s&addressdetails=1"
+    sLineUrl = "http://localhost/nominatim/search.php?format=json&city=%s&street=%s&addressdetails=1"
+    start_old = time.time()
+    for address in aAddresses:
+        if 'house_number' in address and 'road' in address:
+            responseOld = url.urlopen(sOldUrl % (address['city'], address['house_number']+' '+address['road']))
+            #dataOld = json.load(responseOld)
+            #print dataOld[0]['display_name']
+        elif 'road' in address:
+            responseOld = url.urlopen(sOldUrl % (address['city'], address['road']))
+            #dataOld = json.load(responseOld)
+            #print dataOld[0]['display_name']
+    end_old = time.time()        
+    for address in aAddresses:
+        if 'house_number' in address and 'road' in address:
+            responseLine = url.urlopen(sLineUrl % (address['city'], address['house_number']+' '+address['road']))
+        elif 'road' in address:
+            responseLine = url.urlopen(sLineUrl % (address['city'], address['road']))
+    end_line = time.time()
+    
+    print "Seconds old search for %d elements: %f" % (num,end_old-start_old)
+    print "Seconds line search for %d elements: %f" % (num,end_line-end_old)
+    
+        
+test(100)
+# 100 points: old: 7.11 sec, new: 7.47 sec
+# 1000 points: old: 65.69 sec, new: 66.96 sec