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API Examples
Current ISS Location
The International Space Station is moving at close to 28,000 km/h so its location changes really fast! Where is it right now?
Documentation: ISS Location Now
Example:
Using leaflet and jquery one can write a script to show the current location of the ISS and update it every 5 seconds:
function moveISS () {
$.getJSON('http://api.open-notify.org/iss-now.json?callback=?', function(data) {
var lat = data['iss_position']['latitude'];
var lon = data['iss_position']['longitude'];
// See leaflet docs for setting up icons and map layers
// The update to the map is done here:
iss.setLatLng([lat, lon]);
isscirc.setLatLng([lat, lon]);
map.panTo([lat, lon], animate=true);
});
setTimeout(moveISS, 5000);
}Number of People In Space
How many people are in space right now?
Documentation: Number of People In Space
Example:
There are currently ? humans in space. They are:
Using jquery:
$.getJSON('http://api.open-notify.org/astros.json?callback=?', function(data) {
var number = data['number'];
$('#spacepeeps').html(number);
data['people'].forEach(function (d) {
$('#astronames').append('<li>' + d['name'] + '</li>');
});
});