https://sperixlabs.org/tags/ghana/Recent content in Ghana on SPERIXLABSHugoen-usSPERIXLABSSat, 05 Sep 2020 17:07:23 +0000https://sperixlabs.org/post/2020/09/reverse-engineering-ghanapostgps-mobile-application-to-create-an-api-for-local-developers/Sat, 05 Sep 2020 17:07:23 +0000https://sperixlabs.org/post/2020/09/reverse-engineering-ghanapostgps-mobile-application-to-create-an-api-for-local-developers/<p>GhanaPostGPS is Ghana&rsquo;s official digital addressing system which ensures that all locations in the country are addressed. Each location has a unique address which is a composite of the postcode (region, district &amp; area code). Its core functionality is to translate a user&rsquo;s GPS location coordinates to a user-friendly digital address. Those who developed the addressing system did not make available a public application programming interface (API) that can be used by local developers in building technological solutions. This research presents how the digital addressing system&rsquo;s mobile application was reversed engineered to create a publicly available API (<strong><a href="https://github.com/jayluxferro/GhanaPostGPS-REST-API">https://github.com/jayluxferro/GhanaPostGPS-REST-API</a></strong>). The whitepaper is available on ResearchGate: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24355.27684/2">http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24355.27684/2</a>.</p>