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+# helper functions to use location data
+# K7MHI Kelly Keeton 2024
+
+from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim # pip install geopy
+
+def where_am_i(lat=0, lon=0):
+    # initialize Nominatim API
+    geolocator = Nominatim(user_agent="geoapiExercises")
+    
+    location = geolocator.reverse(lat+","+lon)
+    address = location.raw['address']
+    
+    # traverse the data
+    city = address.get('city', '')
+    state = address.get('state', '')
+    country = address.get('country', '')
+    zipcode = address.get('postcode')
+    print('City : ', city)
+    print('State : ', state)
+    print('Country : ', country)
+    print('Zip Code : ', zipcode)
+
+    return location
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