feat(cctv): add Houston TranStar camera pack

Register the keyless TranStar snapshot catalog as a live CCTV source,
synthesize frame URLs from validated numeric camera ids, and keep the
nearest cameras to Houston's metro cores under the existing catalog ceiling.
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Matt Van Horn authored and Matt Van Horn committed 2026-10-16 18:26:01 -07:00
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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
loadVegvesenSourcesFromOpenData,
loadNycSourcesFromOpenData,
loadTorontoSourcesFromOpenData,
loadHoustonSourcesFromOpenData,
} from './sources.js';
/** Env kill switch: unset or anything but "0" means enabled. */
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ const LIVE_PACKS = [
enabled: () => envOptIn('CCTV_LITHUANIA_ENABLED'),
load: loadLithuaniaSources,
},
{
name: 'houston',
enabled: () => envEnabled('CCTV_HOUSTON_ENABLED'),
load: loadHoustonSourcesFromOpenData,
},
];
/**
* Load CCTV sources from a local JSON file (CCTV_SOURCES_FILE env or default).
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@@ -347,6 +347,37 @@ export const NYC_ANCHORS = [
{ lat: 40.5795, lon: -74.1502 }, // Staten Island
];
/** Houston TranStar cameras: one keyless JSON list for the metro (~1,000
* cameras with a numeric id). Frames are stills synthesized from that id on
* the city's snapshot host — never taken from the payload. The catalog is
* served as `application/javascript`; asking for `application/json` gets HTTP
* 406, so the loader accepts any media type. */
export const HOUSTON_CAMERAS_URL =
'https://traffic.houstontranstar.org/data/layers/cctvSnapshots_json.js';
/** The only origin Houston camera frames may come from. The catalog's `url`
* is a `showWin(...)` viewer helper and is ignored; the registered path is
* always this origin plus `/snapshots/cctv/<id>.jpg`. */
export const HOUSTON_IMAGE_ORIGIN = 'https://www.houstontranstar.org/';
export const HOUSTON_IMAGE_URL = (id) =>
`${HOUSTON_IMAGE_ORIGIN}snapshots/cctv/${id}.jpg`;
/** Numeric TranStar snapshot ids: 3–5 digits, no leading zero. Id `0` is a
* different (non-snapshot) camera class in the same list. */
export const HOUSTON_CAMERA_ID_RE = /^[1-9]\d{2,4}$/;
export const DEFAULT_HOUSTON_MAX_SOURCES = 250;
export const HOUSTON_MAX_CATALOG_BYTES = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
/** Ground-elevation prior in metres. The TranStar payload carries none, and
* Houston sits a few metres above sea level. */
export const HOUSTON_GROUND_ELEVATION_M = 15;
/** Downtown Houston (Main @ Texas): the primary prioritization anchor. */
export const HOUSTON_DOWNTOWN = { lat: 29.7604, lon: -95.3698 };
export const HOUSTON_ANCHORS = [
{ lat: 29.7604, lon: -95.3698 }, // Downtown
{ lat: 29.739, lon: -95.461 }, // Uptown / Galleria
{ lat: 29.71, lon: -95.398 }, // Texas Medical Center
{ lat: 29.9902, lon: -95.3368 }, // IAH
{ lat: 29.3013, lon: -94.7977 }, // Galveston
];
/** DelDOT CCTV: one keyless statewide JSON catalog; live video via RTMP-over-HTTP (rtmpt:80). */
export const DELDOT_CCTV_URL = 'https://tmc.deldot.gov/json/videocamera.json';
export const DEFAULT_DELDOT_MAX_SOURCES = 300;
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@@ -388,6 +388,18 @@ export function isLikelyNycCoordinate(lat, lon) {
);
}
/** Greater Houston (the Woodlands to Galveston, Katy to Baytown). Farther
* TranStar partners (Dallas, Columbus) are out of this city pack. */
export function isLikelyHoustonCoordinate(lat, lon) {
return (
isPlausibleLatLon(lat, lon) &&
lat >= 29.2 &&
lat <= 30.35 &&
lon >= -96.05 &&
lon <= -94.7
);
}
/** Mainland Norway, with slack for the coast and the Finnmark border. */
export function isLikelyNorwayCoordinate(lat, lon) {
return (
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@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ import {
NYC_MAX_CATALOG_BYTES,
NYC_GROUND_ELEVATION_M,
NYC_ANCHORS,
HOUSTON_CAMERAS_URL,
HOUSTON_IMAGE_URL,
HOUSTON_CAMERA_ID_RE,
DEFAULT_HOUSTON_MAX_SOURCES,
HOUSTON_MAX_CATALOG_BYTES,
HOUSTON_GROUND_ELEVATION_M,
HOUSTON_ANCHORS,
} from './constants.js';
import {
toFiniteNumber,
@@ -116,6 +123,7 @@ import {
isLikelyCataloniaCoordinate,
decodeNumericEntities,
isLikelyNycCoordinate,
isLikelyHoustonCoordinate,
isLikelyNorwayCoordinate,
isLikelyTorontoCoordinate,
cameraDisplayCode,
@@ -2784,3 +2792,138 @@ export async function loadTorontoSourcesFromOpenData() {
return [];
}
}
/**
* Label for one Houston TranStar camera: the interchange an operator
* recognises ("10 EAST @ SAN JACINTO").
*
* @param {object} record - Raw TranStar camera row.
* @param {string} cameraId - Derived stable id.
* @returns {string}
*/
export function houstonCameraName(record, cameraId) {
const name = String(record?.location ?? '').trim();
if (name) return name;
const short = String(cameraId || '').replace(/^houston-/, '');
return short ? `Houston Camera ${short}` : 'Houston Camera';
}
/**
* One Houston TranStar camera row -> one catalog source, or null.
*
* Frame URLs are synthesized from a validated numeric id on the pinned
* snapshot origin. The payload's `url` is a `showWin(...)` viewer helper
* and is ignored so a catalog edit cannot steer the frame proxy off-host.
* Dedicated `dir` values (North/South/East/West) become high-confidence
* headings; `None`/blank fall back to the shared id-hash heading.
*
* @param {object} record - Raw TranStar camera row.
* @returns {?object}
*/
export function houstonCameraToSource(record) {
if (!record || typeof record !== 'object') return null;
const lat = toFiniteNumber(record.lat);
const lon = toFiniteNumber(record.lng);
if (!isLikelyHoustonCoordinate(lat, lon)) return null;
const rawId = String(record.id ?? '').trim();
if (!HOUSTON_CAMERA_ID_RE.test(rawId)) return null;
const cameraId = `houston-${rawId}`;
const imageUrl = HOUSTON_IMAGE_URL(rawId);
const name = houstonCameraName(record, cameraId);
const extractedHeading = directionToHeading(record.dir, true);
const hasHeading = Number.isFinite(extractedHeading);
return {
id: cameraId,
name,
city: 'Houston',
cityId: 'houston',
provider: 'Houston TranStar',
lat,
lon,
headingDeg: hasHeading ? extractedHeading : fallbackHeadingFromId(cameraId),
headingConfidence: hasHeading ? 'high' : 'low',
pitchDeg: hasHeading ? -24 : -18,
fovDeg: hasHeading ? 56 : 44,
rangeM: hasHeading ? 210 : 145,
mountHeightM: hasHeading ? 10 : 8,
groundElevationM: HOUSTON_GROUND_ELEVATION_M,
feedType: 'image',
url: imageUrl,
snapshotUrl: imageUrl,
sourceKind: 'houston-transtar',
license: 'Public Houston TranStar traffic camera',
code: cameraDisplayCode(name.toUpperCase()),
};
}
/**
* Fetch Houston TranStar cameras from the keyless `cctvSnapshots_json.js`
* catalog. Frames are stills on `www.houstontranstar.org`, registered from
* a validated numeric id rather than from the payload URL. The catalog host
* answers `Accept: application/json` with HTTP 406, so this request accepts
* any media type.
*
* @returns {Promise<Array<object>>} Normalized camera source objects.
*/
export async function loadHoustonSourcesFromOpenData() {
try {
const endpoint =
process.env.CCTV_HOUSTON_CAMERAS_URL || HOUSTON_CAMERAS_URL;
const resp = await fetch(endpoint, {
headers: { Accept: '*/*' },
redirect: 'manual',
signal: AbortSignal.timeout(CCTV_SOURCE_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS),
});
const discard = async () => {
try {
await resp.body?.cancel();
} catch {
/* no-op */
}
return [];
};
if (resp.status >= 300 && resp.status < 400) {
console.warn(
'[CCTV] Houston catalog redirected; redirects are not followed',
);
return discard();
}
if (!resp.ok) {
console.warn('[CCTV] Houston camera download failed:', resp.status);
return discard();
}
const payload = await readResponseJsonCapped(
resp,
HOUSTON_MAX_CATALOG_BYTES,
);
const rows = Array.isArray(payload?.cameras) ? payload.cameras : [];
const cameras = [];
const seen = new Set();
for (const record of rows) {
const camera = houstonCameraToSource(record);
if (!camera || seen.has(camera.id)) continue;
seen.add(camera.id);
cameras.push(camera);
}
const maxRaw = Number(
process.env.CCTV_HOUSTON_MAX_SOURCES || DEFAULT_HOUSTON_MAX_SOURCES,
);
const maxCount = Number.isFinite(maxRaw)
? Math.max(8, Math.min(400, Math.floor(maxRaw)))
: DEFAULT_HOUSTON_MAX_SOURCES;
const prioritized = prioritizeSources(cameras, maxCount, HOUSTON_ANCHORS);
console.log(
`[CCTV] Loaded Houston camera sources: ${cameras.length} (using nearest ${prioritized.length})`,
);
return prioritized;
} catch (error) {
console.warn(
'[CCTV] Houston camera download error:',
error?.message || error,
);
return [];
}
}