horizon-app

Horizon image creation from OS Terrain 50 DEM Open Data

• Uses a processed form of Ordnance Survey Terrain 50 DEM open data
• Creates a PNG image of a horizon by scanning heights over 50km from a designated start point
• Creates a JSON file of Munro and Corbett peaks with bearing, elevation and distance

Developing on Windows

Ensure you use windows installer to install all Python dependencies on Windows, as follows:

• Create an empty venv
  • python -m venv .\venv
• Activate your virtual environment
  • .\venv\scripts\activate
• Run the windows installer
  • .\devops\install\install.bat

First Run Config

You are going to need to set the AWS config prior to building the container in file ./app/config.py

You will need to setup an IAM user that has read/write permissions for the Viewer Bucket.

S3_ACCESS_KEY = ""
S3_ACCESS_SECRET_KEY = ""
DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING = ""
VIEWER_BUCKET = ""
TERRAIN_DATA_BUCKET = ""

Running the app

docker-compose up