Support for Lat/Lon/Elevation Data

Adafruit_IO/client.py

@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ def append(self, feed, value):
         """
         return self.create_data(feed, Data(value=value))
 
+    def send_location_data(self, feed, value, lat, lon, ele):
+        """Sends locational data to a feed
+
+        args:
+            - lat: latitude 
+            - lon: logitude
+            - ele: elevation
+            - (optional) value: value to send to the feed
+        """
+        return self.create_data(feed, Data(value = value,lat=lat, lon=lon, ele=ele))
+
     def receive(self, feed):
         """Retrieve the most recent value for the specified feed.  Feed can be a
         feed ID, feed key, or feed name.  Returns a Data instance whose value

Adafruit_IO/model.py

@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
                   'feed_id',
                   'expiration',
                   'position',
-                  'id' ]
+                  'id',
+                  'lat',
+                  'lon',
+                  'ele']
 
 FEED_FIELDS   = [ 'name',
                   'key',

examples/api/location.py

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""
+'location.py'
+==================================
+Example of sending location over an
+Adafruit IO feed to a Map Dashboard
+block
+
+Author(s): Brent Rubell
+"""
+
+# Import Adafruit IO REST client.
+from Adafruit_IO import Client, Feed, RequestError
+
+# Set to your Adafruit IO key.
+ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME = 'YOUR_AIO_USERNAME'
+ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY = 'YOUR_AIO_KEY'
+
+# Create an instance of the REST client.
+aio = Client(ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME, ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY)
+
+# Create a location feed
+try:
+    location = aio.feeds('location')
+except RequestError:
+    feed = Feed(name="location")
+    location = aio.create_feed(feed)
+
+
+# Top Secret Adafruit HQ Location
+value = 1
+lat = 40.726190
+lon = -74.005334
+ele = 6 # elevation above sea level (meters)
+
+# Send location data to Adafruit IO
+aio.send_location_data(location.key, value, lat, lon, ele)