@conveyal/lonlat
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Lon/lat normalization cause...sigh.
No one has agreed on a standard way of representing lon/lat. This is a small normalization library. Use this to convert all outside input before processing internally and convert to an external format right when it's being output.
(type)
An unknown type of input. Must be one of the following:
longitude,latitudex and y properties.
x represents longitude and y represents latitude.lon, lng or longitude
For latitude any of the following are valid: lat or latitudeType: (Array | string | Object)
(type)
Standardized lon/lat object.
Type: Object
(type)
Object with x/y number values.
Type: Object
(exception type)
An error that is thrown upon providing invalid coordinates.
Type: Error
Parse an unknown type of input.
unknown lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
// Object with lon/lat-ish attributes
var position = lonlat({ lon: 12, lat: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
position = lonlat({ lng: 12, lat: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
position = lonlat({ longitude: 12, latitude: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
position = lonlat({ lng: 12, latitude: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
// coordinate array
position = lonlat([12, 34]) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
// string
position = lonlat('12,34') // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
// object with x and y attributes
position = lonlat({ x: 12, y: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
// the following will throw errors
position = lonlat({ lon: 999, lat: 34 }) // Error: Invalid longitude value: 999
position = lonlat({ lon: 12, lat: 999 }) // Error: Invalid latitude value: 999
position = lonlat({}) // Error: Invalid latitude value: undefined
position = lonlat(null) // Error: Value must not be null or undefined
Returns lonlat.types.output
aliases: fromGeoJSON
Tries to parse from an array of coordinates.
coordinates Array An array in the format: [longitude, latitude]var lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.fromCoordinates([12, 34]) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
position = lonlat.fromGeoJSON([12, 34]) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
Returns lonlat.types.output
aliases: fromLeaflet
Tries to parse from an object.
lonlat Object An object with a lon, lng or longitude attribute and a lat or latitude attributevar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.fromLatlng({ longitude: 12, latitude: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
position = lonlat.fromLeaflet({ lng: 12, lat: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
Returns lonlat.types.output
Tries to parse from an object.
point Object An object with a x attribute representing longitude
and a y attribute representing latitudevar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.fromPoint({ x: 12, y: 34 }) // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
Returns lonlat.types.output
aliases: fromLonFirstString
Tries to parse from a string where the longitude appears before the latitude.
str string A string in the format: longitude,latitudevar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.fromString('12,34') // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
var position = lonlat.fromLonFirstString('12,34') // { lon: 12, lat: 34 }
Returns lonlat.types.output
Tries to parse from a string where the latitude appears before the longitude.
str string A string in the format: latitude,longitudevar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.fromLatFirstString('12,34') // { lon: 34, lat: 12 }
Returns lonlat.types.output
Determine if two inputs are equal to each other
lonlat1 lonlat.types.inputlonlat2 lonlat.types.inputepsilon number The maximum acceptable deviation to be considered equal. (optional, default 0)var lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var isEqual = lonlat.isEqual('12,34', [12, 34]) // true
Returns boolean
input lonlat.types.inputfixed number The number of decimal places to round to. (optional, default 5)var lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var pretty = lonlat.print('12.345678,34') // '12.34568, 34.00000'
Returns string A string with in the format longitude,latitude rounded to
the number of decimal places as specified by fixed
aliases: toGeoJSON
Translates to a coordinate array.
input lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var coords = lonlat.toCoordinates('12,34') // [12, 34]
Returns Array An array in the format [longitude, latitude]
Translates to Leaflet LatLng object.
This function requires Leaflet to be installed as a global variable L in the window environment.
input lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var position = lonlat.toLeaflet({ lat: 12, long: 34 }) // Leaflet LatLng object
Returns Object A Leaflet LatLng object
Translates to point Object.
input lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var point = lonlat.toPoint('12,34') // { x: 12, y: 34 }
Returns Object An object with x and y attributes representing latitude and longitude respectively
aliases: toLonFirstString
Translates to coordinate string where the longitude appears before latitude.
input lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var str = lonlat.toString({ lat: 12, longitude: 34 }) // '34,12'
var str = lonlat.toLonFirstString({ lat: 12, longitude: 34 }) // '34,12'
Returns string A string in the format 'longitude,latitude'
Translates to coordinate string where the latitude appears before longitude.
input lonlat.types.inputvar lonlat = require('@conveyal/lonlat')
var str = lonlat.toLatFirstString({ lat: 12, longitude: 34 }) // '12,34'
Returns string A string in the format 'longitude,latitude'
Convert a coordinate to a pixel.
input lonlat.types.inputzoom numbervar pixel = lonlat.toPixel({lon: -70, lat: 40}, 9) //= {x: 40049.77777777778, y:49621.12736343896}
MAX_LATzoom is undefined.Returns Object An object with x and y attributes representing pixel coordinates
From pixel.
pixel lonlat.types.pointzoom Numbervar ll = lonlat.fromPixel({x: 40000, y: 50000}, 9) //= {lon: -70.13671875, lat: 39.1982053488948}
Returns lonlat.types.output
Pixel conversions and constants taken from https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Slippy_map_tilenames#Implementations
Pixels per tile.
Convert a longitude to it's pixel value given a zoom level.
var xPixel = lonlat.longitudeToPixel(-70, 9) //= 40049.77777777778
Returns number pixel
Convert a latitude to it's pixel value given a zoom level.
var yPixel = lonlat.latitudeToPixel(40, 9) //= 49621.12736343896
Returns number pixel
Maximum Latitude for valid Mercator projection conversion.
Convert a pixel to it's longitude value given a zoom level.
var lon = lonlat.pixelToLongitude(40000, 9) //= -70.13671875
Returns number longitude
Convert a pixel to it's latitude value given a zoom level.
var lat = lonlat.pixelToLatitude(50000, 9) //= 39.1982053488948
Returns number latitude
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Lon/lat normalization
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