@turf/turf
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Turf is a modular geospatial analysis engine written in JavaScript. It performs geospatial processing tasks with GeoJSON data and can be run on a server or in a browser.
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 module individually:
$ npm install @turf/turf
Or install the Turf module that includes it as a function:
$ npm install @turf/turf
Geolib is a library to provide basic geospatial operations like distance calculation, bounding box, and more. It is simpler and more lightweight compared to @turf/turf, but it does not offer as many advanced geospatial analysis functions.
JSTS is a JavaScript library of spatial predicates and functions for processing geometry. It is based on the Java Topology Suite (JTS). JSTS provides more advanced and robust geometric operations compared to @turf/turf, but it can be more complex to use.
Leaflet is a leading open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps. While it is primarily focused on rendering maps and providing map-related functionalities, it also includes some basic geospatial analysis features. It is not as comprehensive as @turf/turf in terms of geospatial analysis.
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a JavaScript library for performing geospatial operations with GeoJSON
The npm package @turf/turf receives a total of 657,999 weekly downloads. As such, @turf/turf popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @turf/turf 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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