Antipode is a tool that allows you to find the exact point on the Earth's surface diametrically opposite to any given location, as if you could dig a tunnel straight through the Earth's core.
This project was created to calculate and visualize the antipodal points of various locations on Earth. Using geographic coordinates, the application determines the exact point on the Earth's surface that is diametrically opposite to any given location.
Latitude and longitude are used to describe any location on Earth, with latitude indicating the North-South position and longitude indicating the East-West position. The antipodal point is calculated by inverting the latitude and adjusting the longitude by 180 degrees.
This project uses Flask, a lightweight web application framework for Python, to handle the backend logic and serve the web pages. Flask uses the Jinja2 templating engine to dynamically generate HTML content. Template rendering allows the separation of HTML (presentation) from Python code (logic), making the application more modular and easier to maintain.
In this project, templates are HTML files that include placeholders for dynamic content. These placeholders are replaced with actual data when the template is rendered, allowing the web pages to be dynamically generated based on user input and other data.
See the project's build history on GitHub: Antipode GitHub Repository.
This project is deployed on Heroku. You can access it here: Antipode.
This project uses CisiumJS for the 3D globe visualization and OpenStreetMap as the imagery provider. Flask is used for the backend service, and GeoPy is used to convert addresses to geographic coordinates.
This project is licensed under the CC BY-ND (Attribution-NoDerivs). See the LICENSE file for more details.