Google Maps Enhanced Insights 📍➡️📍

This Streamlit application calculates the distance between two locations and provides additional insights such as traffic, weather, hotels, and restaurants using the Pathway,OPENai API,Google Maps API and OpenWeatherMap API.

Features

• Calculate the distance and duration between two locations.
• Display the current weather at both the origin and destination.
• List nearby hotels and restaurants at both the origin and destination.
• Display a map preview of the specified locations.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• Google Cloud Platform account With Credits
• OpenWeatherMap account

Demo

demovideo

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/google-maps-enhanced-insights.git
   cd google-maps-enhanced-insights

2. Install the required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up API keys:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory of the project and add your API keys:

     GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=your_google_maps_api_key
     WEATHER_API_KEY=your_weather_api_key
     

Usage

1. Run the Streamlit application:

   streamlit run app.py

2. Open your web browser and go to:

   http://localhost:8501
   

3. Enter the origin and destination locations in the provided input fields and click "Get Insights 🚗".

Project Structure

• app.py: The main application file containing the Streamlit app code.
• requirements.txt: The file listing all required Python packages.
• .env: File to store your API keys (not included in the repository).

API Configuration

Google Maps API

1. Create a Google Cloud Project:

   • Go to the Google Cloud Console.
   • Create a new project.

2. Enable APIs:

   • Enable the following APIs:
     • Maps JavaScript API
     • Places API
     • Distance Matrix API
     • Directions API

3. Create API Key:

   • Go to the Credentials page.
   • Create a new API key and copy it.
   • Add the API key to your .env file.

OpenWeatherMap API

1. Create an OpenWeatherMap Account:

   • Go to the OpenWeatherMap website.
   • Sign up for a free account.

2. Generate API Key:

   • Go to the API keys section.
   • Generate a new API key and copy it.
   • Add the API key to your .env file.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgements

• Streamlit
• Google Maps API
• OpenWeatherMap API

Contact

For any questions or suggestions, please contact [your-email@example.com].