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node-red-node-what3words
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A <a href="http://nodered.org" target="_new">Node-RED</a> node to convert positions to what3words...
Install
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Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
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npm install node-red-node-what3words
Pre-reqs
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You will need a valid API key from <a href="http://what3words.com/">what3words</a>
Usage
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Uses What 3 Words to convert a location to 3 unique words.
and vice versa. Don't ask... just try it...
To convert position to words it requires
- `msg.location.lat`
- `msg.location.lon`
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or
- `msg.payload.lat`
- `msg.payload.lon`
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or
- `msg.payload` containing a string lat,lon
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To convert words to position it requires
- `msg.payload` containing a string of _unique.three.words_
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A 3 word string separated by dots.
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The API-key is stored in a separate credentials file.
**Note:** This is an online service and requires a live internet connection and a valid API key to work correctly.
See <a href="http://what3words.com/" target="_new">what3words</a> for more details.</p>
Example flow:
[{"id":"f38eba15.0c7148","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"","payload":"calibrate.newlyweds.switched","payloadType":"string","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":646,"y":319,"z":"cf058368.30fa8","wires":[["22d6b2a5.dd294e"]]},{"id":"22d6b2a5.dd294e","type":"what3words","title":"","name":"","x":881,"y":317,"z":"cf058368.30fa8","wires":[["9caf8aa8.635078"]]},{"id":"9caf8aa8.635078","type":"debug","name":"","active":true,"console":false,"complete":"true","x":1077,"y":315,"z":"cf058368.30fa8","wires":[]}]