Identify Left Turns from GPS Data

Requirments

Software Prerequisites: Google Earth, Git, Pycharm(not compulsary but highly recommended)

Python Library Prerequisite: [geopy]

Installation Instructions: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/installing-uninstalling-and-upgrading-packages.html

Setup Instructions

Use the code to make a new Project in PyCharm

Clone the repo using

git clone https://github.com/pranavmrane/Identify_Left_Turns_GIS.git

Run Python Code

Run 'init.py' to Generate .kml file in the folder:project_directory/GeneratedKMLFile

The best route will be specified in the output

Open .kml file in Google Earth

The final output in Google Earth should look something like this:

• Yellow Path - Best Path
• Red Pin - Stop Signs
• Yellow Pin - Left Turns

Read the Documentation/GPS Data Visualization and Convex Optimization_Report.pdf to understand the math.