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diff --git a/myproject/myapp/__pycache__/views.cpython-36.pyc b/myproject/myapp/__pycache__/views.cpython-36.pyc
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diff --git a/myproject/myapp/views.py b/myproject/myapp/views.py
index 3335436..d165f75 100644
--- a/myproject/myapp/views.py
+++ b/myproject/myapp/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import requests
 import xarray
 import pandas as pd
+import geopy.distance
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, JsonResponse
 from django.shortcuts import render,redirect
@@ -235,32 +236,40 @@ def getIndices(request):
 
 @login_required
 def getElevations(request):
+	SAMPLES = 3601 
 	if request.method == 'POST':
 		print('request for terrain profile')
 		reqObj = json.loads( request.body.decode('utf-8') )
 		latLngs = reqObj['latLngArray']
-		queryParams = ''
-		for i in latLngs:
-			queryParams+=','
-			queryParams+=str(i['lat'])
-			queryParams+=','
-			queryParams+=str(i['lng'])
-		queryParams = queryParams[1:]
-		print(queryParams)
-		query = ('http://open.mapquestapi.com/elevation/v1/profile?key=xxJeGzM0qOcSKmEVmjPI0N09bPpiASzD&shapeFormat=raw&latLngCollection='+str(queryParams))
-		print(query)
-		r = requests.get(query)
-		print('-----------------------------------------------------------------------------')
-		elevationAPIOutput = json.loads(r.content)
-		print(elevationAPIOutput)
-		print('-----------------------------------------------------------------------------')
-		res = {}
-		if(elevationAPIOutput['info']['statuscode'] == 0):
-			res['elevationProfile'] = elevationAPIOutput['elevationProfile']
+		hgt_file = 'N29E079.hgt'
+		elevArr = []
+		prevlat = 0
+		prevlng = 0
+		with open(hgt_file, 'rb') as hgt_data:
+		# Each data is 16bit signed integer(i2) - big endian(>)
+			elevations = np.fromfile(hgt_data, np.dtype('>i2'), SAMPLES*SAMPLES).reshape((SAMPLES, SAMPLES))
+			for i in latLngs:
+				lat = i['lat']
+				lon = i['lng']
+				lat_row = int(round((lat - int(lat)) * (SAMPLES - 1), 0))
+				lon_row = int(round((lon - int(lon)) * (SAMPLES - 1), 0))
+				ans =  elevations[SAMPLES - 1 - lat_row, lon_row].astype(int)
+
+				coords1 = (prevlat,prevlng)
+				coords2 = (lat,lon)
+				dist = 0
+				if(prevlat == 0 and prevlng == 0):
+					print('huh initial one')
+					dist = 0
+				else:
+					dist = geopy.distance.vincenty(coords1,coords2).km
+				elevArr.append({'elevation':int(ans),'distance':dist})
+				print(ans)
+				print(dist)
+				prevlat = i['lat']
+				prevlng = i['lng']
+			res = {}
 			res['error'] = 'no error'
-			print(res)
-			return JsonResponse(res)
-		else:	
-			res['error'] = 'error in processing'
+			res['elevationProfile'] = elevArr
 			return JsonResponse(res)
 
diff --git a/myproject/static/js/script.js b/myproject/static/js/script.js
index 1486b11..a4daf05 100644
--- a/myproject/static/js/script.js
+++ b/myproject/static/js/script.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 /*jshint esversion: 6 */
-function getCookie(name) {
+/**
+ * This function is used to get cookie so that csrf token can be set while sending request to backend
+ * @param {string} name - Name to get cookie by name
+ * @returns {string} cookieValue - Value of cookie corresponding to name
+ */
+function getCookie(name) {  
     let cookieValue = null;
     if (document.cookie && document.cookie !== "") {
         let cookies = document.cookie.split(";");
@@ -19,6 +24,14 @@ function getCookie(name) {
     return cookieValue;
 }
 
+/**
+ * This function is used to send XML request to backend
+ * It uses Promises to send asynchronus requests 
+ * @param {string} url - url defined in urls.py to which request must be made
+ * @param {string} type - type of request {'POST' / 'GET'}
+ * @param {object} data - data to be sent to backend in case of POST request
+ */
+
 function sendRequest(url,type,data){
     let request = new XMLHttpRequest();
     let csrftoken = getCookie("csrftoken");
@@ -39,7 +52,7 @@ function sendRequest(url,type,data){
         };
         // Setup our HTTP request
 		request.open(type || "GET", url, true);
-        
+        // Add csrf token
         request.setRequestHeader("X-CSRFToken", csrftoken);
         // Send the request
         request.send(JSON.stringify(data));
@@ -47,6 +60,11 @@ function sendRequest(url,type,data){
     
 }
 
+/**
+ * 
+ * @param {object} latlng - dictionary corresponding to latitude longitude of location clicked
+ */
+
 function latlonToBackend(latlng){
     console.log(latlng.lat);
     console.log(latlng.lng);
@@ -151,7 +169,7 @@ map.on("pm:drawend", (e) => {
             for(let i of distElevationArray){
                 console.log(i);
                 xArr.push(i.distance);
-                yArr.push(i.height);
+                yArr.push(i.elevation);
             }
             console.log(xArr);
             console.log(yArr);
@@ -192,6 +210,7 @@ map.on("pm:drawend", (e) => {
                 y: yArr,
                 x: xArr,
                 }], layout );
+            console.log(distElevationArray);
             document.getElementById("loader").style.display="none";
         }).catch(
             (e)=>{