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@turf/nearest-point
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Finds the nearest point from a FeatureCollection of Features with Point geometries to a given point.
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.
targetPoint Coord the reference point
points FeatureCollection<Point> against input point set
options Object Optional parameters (optional, default {})
options.units Units the units of the numeric result. Supports all valid Turf Units. (optional, default 'kilometers')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
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.
Install this single module individually:
$ npm install @turf/nearest-point
Or install the all-encompassing @turf/turf module that includes all modules as functions:
$ npm install @turf/turf
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 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.
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Finds the nearest point from a FeatureCollection of Features with Point geometries to a given point.
The npm package @turf/nearest-point receives a total of 989,689 weekly downloads. As such, @turf/nearest-point popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @turf/nearest-point demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 9 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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