README.md

Summer of Tech 2014 Auckland HackFest - Property Transfer Map Backend

A simple backend web service for returning where properties changed hands based on data from the LINZ Data Service.

API

/week/YYYY-MM-DD

Returns a GeoJSON FeatureCollection of property titles created or updated during the week starting YYYY-MM-DD. ProTip: Use a Saturday after 2012-05-12 :)

/week/YYYY-MM-DD/west,south,east,north

Returns a GeoJSON FeatureCollection of property titles created or updated during the week starting YYYY-MM-DD that are spatially located in the bounds specified by west,south,east,north (longitudes/latitudes in decimal degreees).

Developing

• Install VirtualBox and Vagrant
• git clone this repository.
• vagrant up to build a dev environment
• vagrant ssh then python prop_xfer/app.py to run the backend.
• Head to http://localhost:5000/