Car Alert System

Description

This project is a car alert system that uses GPS data and integrates with vegvesenet.no to provide real-time alerts for speed cameras, traffic conditions, and more.

Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• A virtual environment tool (e.g., venv)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/car_alert_system.git
   cd car_alert_system

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv env
   source env/bin/activate  # On Windows: env\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Running the Application

1. Navigate to the app directory:

   cd app

2. Run the Flask application:

   python main.py

3. Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to view the interface.

Files

• app/ - Contains the application code.
• app/static/ - Contains static files like CSS.
• app/templates/ - Contains HTML templates.
• app/main.py - The main Flask application file.
• app/gps_reader.py - Reads GPS data.
• app/alert_system.py - Handles alert generation.
• app/data_fetcher.py - Fetches data from vegvesenet.no.
• app/utils.py - Utility functions.