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Added the linear program solving the midatlantic region.
[dead/census-tools.git] / src / SummaryFile1.py
index d646b07e70df62fd9bc0c7d478626840fe91ab7d..75868673aacd02b72482e506aaa665774e68466c 100644 (file)
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import os
 
+from Errors import RecordError
 import GPS
 import StringUtils
 
 
-class RecordError(StandardError):
-    pass
-
 class GeoRecord:
     """
     This class wraps one record in an SF1 geo file.
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ class Block:
         self.coordinates.longitude = (float(geo_record.intptlon) / (10**6))
 
 
-    def tiger_blkidfp00(self):
+    def blkidfp00(self):
         # From the Tiger/Line shapefile documentation:
         #
         #   Current block identifier; a concatenation of Census 2000
@@ -410,32 +408,3 @@ class GeoRecordParser:
           
         
         return record
-    
-
-
-def FindClosestBlock(blocks, target_coords):
-    """
-    Find the closest block (from within blocks) to the GPS
-    coordinates given by target_coords.
-    """
-
-    # Empty by default. Hopefully we're passed some blocks.
-    closest_block = None
-    min_distance = 999999999.0 # Don't look at me like that.
-
-    for block in blocks:
-        this_distance = GPS.CalculateDistance(target_coords, block.coordinates)
-        if (this_distance < min_distance):
-            closest_block = block
-            min_distance = this_distance
-
-    return closest_block
-
-
-
-def FindAveragePopulationDensity(coords, geo_file_path):
-    grp = GeoRecordParser()
-    blocks = grp.parse_blocks(geo_file_path)
-    closest_block = FindClosestBlock(blocks, coords)
-    
-    return closest_block.population_density()