ChargingStations2GeoJson

Converts the Dataset of public EV charging stations in Luxembourg into a format (GeoJSON) that is more suited for importing in OpenStreetMap. This Dataset is provided by Chargy.lu and published under the Creative Commons Zero License on the Luxembourgish Data Platform.

The import process is documented on the OpenStreetMap Wiki Page.

⭐ This project has been featured as a best-practice re-use in the Luxembourg Factsheet published in the 2018 European Open Data Maturity Report!

Tagging Scheme

Input:

<!-- Left out some data to keep it short -->
<Placemark>
    <name>PLACEHOLDER_NAME</name>
    <visibility>1</visibility>
    <address>PLACEHOLDER_ADDRESS</address>
    <description>&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt; connectors with 22kW and Type 2 connector&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;2&lt;/b&gt; available connectors&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;b&gt;0&lt;/b&gt; occupied connectors&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>
    <styleUrl>#AVAILABLE</styleUrl>
    <ExtendedData>
        <Data name="CPnum">
            <displayName>Number of chargingpoints</displayName>
            <value>2</value>
        </Data>
        <Data name="chargingdevice">
            <displayName>Charging device</displayName>
            <value>{"name":"PLACEHOLDER_ID","numberOfConnectors":2,"chargingPointList":[{"id":51566,"maxchspeed":22.0,"connector":1,"description":"AVAILABLE"},{"id":51603,"maxchspeed":22.0,"connector":2,"description":"AVAILABLE"}]}</value>
        </Data>
    </ExtendedData>
    <Point>
        <altitudeMode>clampToGround</altitudeMode>
        <coordinates>123,456</coordinates>
    </Point>
</Placemark>
<!-- Left out some data to keep it short -->

Output:

{
   "type":"FeatureCollection",
   "features":[
      {
         "type":"Feature",
         "properties":{
            "operator":"Chargy",
            "amenity":"charging_station",
            "name":"PLACEHOLDER_NAME",
            "brand":"Chargy",
            "opening_hours":"24/7",
            "car":"yes",
            "phone":"PLACEHOLDER_PHONE",
            "authentication:membership_card":"yes",
            "devices":1,
            "socket:type2:output":"22kW",
            "socket:type2":2,
            "capacity":2
         },
         "geometry":{
            "type":"Point",
            "coordinates":[
               123,
               456
            ]
         }
      }
   ]
}

Usage

Preparing the data

> python3 ChargingStations2GeoJson.py --help

usage: ChargingStations2GeoJson.py [-h] [-o [OUTFILE]] [-v] [-s] [INFILE]

Convert the Chargy KML Dataset into GeoJSON Points

positional arguments:
  INFILE                KML File from Chargy. If unset, the most recent file
                        will be pulled from the OpenData Portal

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o [OUTFILE], --outfile [OUTFILE]
                        Overrides the default filename for the exported
                        GeoJSON file
  -v, --verbose         Overrides the default LogLevel
  -s, --strict          Enables strict mode. Halt execution if any unexpected
                        value is found.

> python3 ChargingStations2GeoJson.py