UConn RESTful: NEAREST_BUILDINGS

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NEAREST_BUILDINGS

Fetches the 10 closest active University of Connecticut Maintained buildings to a specified location.  The call takes longitude and latitude as parameters. The call returns multiple records describing each of the 10 closest active buildings maintained by University of Connecticut Facilities Operations.

  • URL
    https://aimdev.uconn.edu/api/index (dev)
    https://aimtest.uconn.edu/api/index (test)
    https://aim.uconn.edu/api/index (prod)
  • Method:
    NEAREST_BUILDINGS
    GET
  • URL Params:
    Required:
    latitude=[decimal]
    longitude=[decimal]
    Optional:None
  • Data Params
    N/A
  • Success Response:
    A successful response returns an array of 10 buildings.  Each building has the following format

    • ID: “BUILDING”
      SAMPLE VALUE: “BABBIDGE LIBRARY (HOMER)”
    • ID:”BLDG_CODE”
      SAMPLE VALUE: “0364”
    • ID: “CAMPUS”
      SAMPLE VALUE: “01”
    • ID: “DISTANCE_m”
      SAMPLE VALUE: “33.2”
  • Error Response:
    Content: "Authentication Failed"
  • Sample Call:
    https://aim.uconn.edu/api/index?key={API_KEY}&method=NEAREST_BUILDINGS&format=json&lat=41.8064002&lon=-72.25204769999999
  • Notes:
    Please send an email to help@uconn.edu referencing these instructions and your business case for needing access to the API.  A key will then be provided for access to the API