code: def get_json_online(self, url):
          
          if not requests:
              return False
          try:
              req = requests.get(url, timeout=.2)
              if not req.ok:
                  return []
              return req
          except (requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout, requests.exceptions.ConnectionError,
                  requests.exceptions.ReadTimeout):
              return []
docs: Use requests module to json from Earthref.
          If this fails or times out, return false.
  
          Returns
          ---------
          result : requests.models.Response, or [] if unsuccessful