Find Random Map Tiles in the United States

gistfile1.py

import random
import ModestMaps
# import whereami # this script borrows bits from whereami: https://github.com/migurski/whereami

# Using rough boundaries of the United States
lat_bounds = [32,41.5]
lng_bounds = [-116.5,-80]

num_of_places = 1000

def get_tiles():
    """
    Returns a list of 1000 random tiles within the specified bounds
    """
    tiles = []
    
    for i in range(num_of_places):
        lat = random.uniform(lat_bounds[0], lat_bounds[1])
        lon = random.uniform(lng_bounds[0], lng_bounds[1])
        zoom = round(random.uniform(1,18))
        
        # print [lat, lon, zoom]
        
        # info = whereami.do_latlon_point(lat, lon, zoom)
        
        provider = ModestMaps.OpenStreetMap.Provider()
        location = ModestMaps.Geo.Location(lat, lon)
        coord = provider.locationCoordinate(location).zoomTo(zoom).container()
        
        #print '%(zoom)d/%(column)d/%(row)d' % coord.__dict__
        
        if coord.__dict__ is not None:
            tiles.append('%(zoom)d/%(column)d/%(row)d' % coord.__dict__)
            
    return tiles

tiles = get_tiles()

print tiles