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Searching Earthquake Data

The document discusses parsing and transforming earthquake data from XML format to CSV format. It describes using object-oriented classes like QuakeEntry and Location to represent earthquake data, and an EarthQuakeParser API to read earthquake data from a URL or file and return a list of QuakeEntry objects. It also covers dumping the parsed data to a CSV file for use in mapping programs.

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Searching Earthquake Data

The document discusses parsing and transforming earthquake data from XML format to CSV format. It describes using object-oriented classes like QuakeEntry and Location to represent earthquake data, and an EarthQuakeParser API to read earthquake data from a URL or file and return a list of QuakeEntry objects. It also covers dumping the parsed data to a CSV file for use in mapping programs.

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Searching Earthquake Data

Introduction
Earthquake Data
• Using earthquake data as basis for study
• Object orientation with classes
• Searching, sorting, understanding data
• Parsing and transforming data
Earthquake Data
• Using earthquake data as basis for study
• Object orientation with classes
• Searching, sorting, understanding data
• Parsing and transforming data
• Transition to further study
• Capstone Project
• UCSD Specialization
• On your own
Real-time Data, November 11, 2015
• http://bit.ly/dukesoftware-quake11
Visualizing earthquake data in California,
United States
World/Asian Quakes, 11/11/2015
• Larger magnitude quakes ocean based?
• Creating maps by creating CSV files
Transforming and Using Data
• Data from http://earthquake.usgs.gov is in
XML format. JSON another data standard

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:georss=
<entry><id>urn:earthquake-usgs-gov:us:1000309d</id>
<title>M 4.4 - 106km NNE of Tobelo
<dt>Depth</dt><dd>9.84 km (6.11 mi)</dd></dl>]]></summary>
<georss:point>-16.3676 -173.2287</georss:point>
<georss:elev>-9840</georss:elev>
Transforming and Using Data
• Data from http://earthquake.usgs.gov is in
XML format. JSON another data standard
• Widespread standards, tricky to parse
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:georss=
<entry><id>urn:earthquake-usgs-gov:us:1000309d</id>
<title>M 4.4 - 106km NNE of Tobelo
<dt>Depth</dt><dd>9.84 km (6.11 mi)</dd></dl>]]></summary>
<georss:point>-16.3676 -173.2287</georss:point>
<georss:elev>-9840</georss:elev>
Transforming and Using Data
• Data from http://earthquake.usgs.gov is in
XML format. JSON another data standard
• Widespread standards, tricky to parse
• We need CSV format for Google Maps

Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,Info
60.08,-152.76,2.50,45km S of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
36.33,-115.76,1.30,24km NE of Pahrump, Nevada
33.83,-117.00,1.00,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
33.83,-117.00,0.80,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
Transforming and Using Data
• Data from http://earthquake.usgs.gov is in
XML format. JSON another data standard
• Widespread standards, tricky to parse
• We need CSV format for Google Maps
• Also used in other mapping services

Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,Info
60.08,-152.76,2.50,45km S of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
36.33,-115.76,1.30,24km NE of Pahrump, Nevada
33.83,-117.00,1.00,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
33.83,-117.00,0.80,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
Transforming and Using Data
• Data from http://earthquake.usgs.gov is in
XML format. JSON another data standard
• Widespread standards, tricky to parse
• We need CSV format for Google Maps
• Also used in other mapping services
• Transforming data common application
Latitude,Longitude,Magnitude,Info
60.08,-152.76,2.50,45km S of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
36.33,-115.76,1.30,24km NE of Pahrump, Nevada
33.83,-117.00,1.00,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
33.83,-117.00,0.80,7km NW of San Jacinto, California
Parsing and Transforming Data
• Parsing isn't simple, so let's use an API we
created to return collection of QuakeEntry
objects

public void createCSV(){


EarthQuakeParser parser = new EarthQuakeParser();
String source = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/…";
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> list = parser.read(source);
dumpCSV(list);
System.out.println("# quakes read: "+list.size());
}
Parsing and Transforming Data
• Parsing isn't simple, so let's use an API we
created to return collection of QuakeEntry
objects

public void createCSV(){


EarthQuakeParser parser = new EarthQuakeParser();
String source = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/…";
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> list = parser.read(source);
dumpCSV(list);
System.out.println("# quakes read: "+list.size());
}
Parsing and Transforming Data
• Parsing isn't simple, so let's use an API we
created to return collection of QuakeEntry
objects
• Parse file or URL, testing or real time
public void createCSV(){
EarthQuakeParser parser = new EarthQuakeParser();
String source = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/…";
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> list = parser.read(source);
dumpCSV(list);
System.out.println("# quakes read: "+list.size());
}
Parsing and Transforming Data
• Parsing isn't simple, so let's use an API we
created to return collection of QuakeEntry
objects
• Parse file or URL, testing or real time
public void createCSV(){
EarthQuakeParser parser = new EarthQuakeParser();
String source = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/…";
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> list = parser.read(source);
dumpCSV(list);
System.out.println("# quakes read: "+list.size());
}
Parsing and Transforming Data
• Parsing isn't simple, so let's use an API we
created to return collection of QuakeEntry
objects
• Parse file or URL, testing or real time
public void createCSV(){
EarthQuakeParser parser = new EarthQuakeParser();
String source = "http://earthquake.usgs.gov/…";
ArrayList<QuakeEntry> list = parser.read(source);
dumpCSV(list);
System.out.println("# quakes read: "+list.size());
}
QuakeEntry and Location Classes
• QuakeEntry holds relevant data from USGS
XML feed public class QuakeEntry {

• Location private
private
Location myLocation;
String title;
private double depth;
• Magnitude private double magnitude;

• Depth public QuakeEntry(…){

• Description }
QuakeEntry and Location Classes
• QuakeEntry holds relevant data from USGS
XML feed public class QuakeEntry {

• Location private
private
Location myLocation;
String title;
private double depth;
• Magnitude private double magnitude;

• Depth public QuakeEntry(…){

• Description }

• Location is a separate class


• One class often uses another
• Location code adapted from Android standard

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