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Compute the hipster rank of a route from A to B
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Compute the hipster rank of a route from A to B

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GetLost API
===========

Discover paths off the beaten track. Avoiding popular places means a higher
ranked route.

Built at [Urban Data Hack](http://urbandatahack.com) London, Feb 15-16 2014 by
Florian Rathgeber [@frathgeber](https://twitter.com/frathgeber), Mark Durrant
[@M6_D6](http://twitter.com/M6_D6), Zdenek Hynek
[@zdenekhynek](https://twitter.com/zdenekhynek) and Calvin Giles
[@calvingiles](https://twitter.com/calvingiles).

Now check the [live app](http://geographics.cz/temp/get-lost/)!

Usage
-----

GET /route/,/,

Response:

{
"route": /* Foot walking directions provided by MapQuest */,
"hip_rank": /* Array of hipster ranks along the route */,
"total_rank": /* Accumulated hipster score of the route */
}

Deployment
----------

Export your [mapquest API key](http://developer.mapquest.com/) as
`MAPQUEST_API_KEY`.

Deploying to heroku requires a [custom buildpack with support for NumPy, SciPy
and scikit-learn](https://github.com/dbrgn/heroku-buildpack-python-sklearn).