API Documentation
API Overview
The API currently supports two formats, XML and JSON. By default it
will return JSON. If you wish to consume XML, pass the API the keypair
format=xml
Methods
The API supports the following methods to receive Burning Man data.
Streets and Infrastructure:
Annular streets for 2009
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/cstreet/
Time streets for 2009
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/tstreet/
Infrastructure for 2009
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/infrastructure/
Theme Camps
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/camp/
Art Installations
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/art/
Art with ID 540
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/art/540/
Events
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/
Event with ID 1676
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/1676/
Events starting after Sept 1st
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/?start_time=2009-09-01%2018:00
Events before Sept 1st
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/?end_time=2009-09-01%2018:00
Events between Sept 1st and Sept 2nd
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/?end_time=2009-09-02%2018:00&start_time=2009-09-01%2018:00
You don't have to specify the time if you don't want to as well
http://earth.burningman.com/api/0.1/2009/event/?end_time=2009-09-01&start_time=2009-09-02
Geocoder
The geocoder maps playa addresses to Lat/Lon. A reverse geocoder (lat/lon->nearest playa address is in the works
http://earth.burningman.com/brc/geocoder/2009/9:00/kinship/
http://earth.burningman.com/brc/geocoder/2009/2:00/esplanade/
http://earth.burningman.com/brc/geocoder/2009/4:20/dna/
Tiles
"Standard Web" Tiles (or Google Scheme or Spherical Mercator) are available at
http://earthdev.burningman.com/osm_tiles2/$zoom/$col/$row.png
Example usage in OpenLayers is
here. View the Javascript in the source for details.
GPS files
2009_art.gpx
2009_infrastructure.gpx
2009_camps.gpx
2009 Garmin IMG
Legal
© 2009 Black Rock City LLC, all rights reserved. Use of all event information and data restricted to free use
These materials are not to be used or distributed in any form which may be sold for profit.
