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Overview

Geos is one of the core services that powers Pinpoint and many other tools. It manages the geo locations database and provides location search, resolution, and management capabilities.

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Repository

Repository: https://git.wthr.ws/weathertech/geos-v3 Clone the repository: 
git clone https://git.wthr.ws/weathertech/geos-v3
cd geos-v3

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Location Types

Geos manages three types of locations:
  1. ICAO station - Airport weather stations
  2. ID - Location identifiers
  3. Geo - Geographic coordinates (no override support for this type)

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Important Database Columns

  • weather_id - Originally a mapper to 3rd party provider (Foreca), but now used extensively throughout the system. Cannot be removed.
  • is_enterprise_only - Flag to manage ARD Solutions clients and control access to enterprise locations

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Important APIs

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Solr Select API

Query all locations with specific fields: 
https://geos.arabiaweather.com/solr/geos/select?q=*:*&fl=id,longlat,is_enterprise_only&&wt=csv&indent=true&rows=999999

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Autocomplete API

Search for locations by name (supports Arabic): 
https://geos.arabiaweather.com/autocomplete/%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86/*?global=true

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Get By ID API

Retrieve location by ID: 
https://geos.arabiaweather.com/getById/1