applecuckoo's miscellaneous data scripts

it is what it is, most of these have something to do with Wikimedia Commons but some are just there for fun. All of my wiki map scripts come with an 'unwrapped' simplestyle-only version which is then wrapped with the MediaWiki packaging for upload onto Wikimedia Commons.

Said unwrapped versions can be repurposed for use with various dataviz platforms, like Mapbox's geojson.io or Datawrapper

scripts include:

• feltrapidtosimplestyle.py - adds GeoNet-esque simplestyle-spec styling to Felt Rapid data from GeoNet
• feltrapid-to-wiki.py - same thing but takes that GeoJSON and encapsulates it in the MediaWiki map data format
• contours-to-simplestyle.py - converts styling data in contour files generated by USGS ShakeMap¹ to simplestyle-spec compatible styling
• geonet-all-in-one.py - creates a file containing epicentre, felt rapid and shaking layers (if available) for an earthquake on GeoNet

flowchart TD
A[Start program with GeoNet public ID] --> B(Fetch epicentre from GeoNet quake API)
B --> C(Fetch Felt Rapid data)
C --> D{Try fetching Shaking Layers data for that particular earthquake}
D --> |404| E(Assemble *just* the epicentre and Felt Rapid data)
D --> |Everything else| F(Assemble the epicentre, Felt Rapid and contour data)
E --> G(Write to file)
F --> G

why on earth would you like to use this

these scripts could be useful for people wanting to cobble together cool visualisations. Also, it gives you a great excuse to play 'pretend journalist' by using the same tools that the mainstream media use...