@turf/nearest-point

What is @turf/nearest-point?

@turf/nearest-point is a module within the Turf.js library that provides geospatial analysis tools. This specific module is used to find the nearest point from a given set of points to a reference point. It is useful in various applications such as finding the closest facility, nearest neighbor analysis, and more.

What are @turf/nearest-point's main functionalities?

Find the nearest point

This feature allows you to find the nearest point from a collection of points to a given target point. The code sample demonstrates how to create a collection of points and a target point, and then find the nearest point using the `nearestPoint` function.

const turf = require('@turf/turf');

const points = turf.featureCollection([
  turf.point([0, 0]),
  turf.point([2, 2]),
  turf.point([3, 3])
]);
const targetPoint = turf.point([1, 1]);

const nearest = turf.nearestPoint(targetPoint, points);
console.log(nearest);

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geolib

Geolib is a library for geospatial calculations. It provides functions to calculate distances, find the nearest point, and more. Compared to @turf/nearest-point, Geolib offers a broader range of geospatial functions but may not be as specialized in geospatial analysis as the Turf.js library.

leaflet-knn

Leaflet-KNN is a plugin for the Leaflet library that provides k-nearest neighbor search functionality. It is useful for finding the nearest points on a map. While it offers similar functionality to @turf/nearest-point, it is more tightly integrated with the Leaflet mapping library.

README

@turf/nearest-point

nearestPoint

Takes a reference point and a FeatureCollection of Features with Point geometries and returns the point from the FeatureCollection closest to the reference. This calculation is geodesic.

Parameters

• targetPoint Coord the reference point
• points FeatureCollection<Point> against input point set

Examples

var targetPoint = turf.point([28.965797, 41.010086], {"marker-color": "#0F0"});
var points = turf.featureCollection([
    turf.point([28.973865, 41.011122]),
    turf.point([28.948459, 41.024204]),
    turf.point([28.938674, 41.013324])
]);

var nearest = turf.nearestPoint(targetPoint, points);

//addToMap
var addToMap = [targetPoint, points, nearest];
nearest.properties['marker-color'] = '#F00';

Returns Feature<Point> the closest point in the set to the reference point

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This module is part of the Turfjs project, an open source module collection dedicated to geographic algorithms. It is maintained in the Turfjs/turf repository, where you can create PRs and issues.

Installation

Install this module individually:

$ npm install @turf/nearest-point

Or install the Turf module that includes it as a function:

$ npm install @turf/turf