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Geolib v2.0.9
Library to provide basic geospatial operations like distance calculation, conversion of decimal coordinates to sexagesimal and vice versa, etc.
Methods
geolib.getDistance(object start, object end[, int accuracy])
Calculates the distance between two geo coordinates
Takes 2 or 3 arguments. First 2 arguments must be an object with latitude and a longitude properties (e.g. {latitude: 52.518611, longitude: 13.408056}
). Coordinates can be in sexagesimal or decimal format. 3rd argument is accuracy (in meters). So a calculated distance of 1248 meters with an accuracy of 100 is returned as 1200
(accuracy 10 = 1250
etc.).
Return value is always an integer and represents the distance in meters.
Examples
geolib.getDistance( {latitude: 51.5103, longitude: 7.49347}, {latitude: "51° 31' N", longitude: "7° 28' E"} ); geolib.getDistance( {latitude: 51.5103, longitude: 7.49347}, {latitude: "51° 31' N", longitude: "7° 28' E"} ); // Working with W3C Geolocation API navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition( function(position) { alert('You are ' + geolib.getDistance(position.coords, { latitude: 51.525, longitude: 7.4575 }) + ' meters away from 51.525, 7.4575'); }, function() { alert('Position could not be determined.') }, { enableHighAccuracy: true } );
geolib.getCenter(array coords)
Calculates the geographical center of all points in a collection of geo coordinates
Takes an object or array of coordinates and calculates the center of it.
Returns an object: {"latitude": centerLat, "longitude": centerLng, "distance": diagonalDistance}
Examples
var spots = { "Brandenburg Gate, Berlin": {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, "Dortmund U-Tower": {latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, "London Eye": {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722}, "Kremlin, Moscow": {latitude: 55.751667, longitude: 37.617778}, "Eiffel Tower, Paris": {latitude: 48.8583, longitude: 2.2945}, "Riksdag building, Stockholm": {latitude: 59.3275, longitude: 18.0675}, "Royal Palace, Oslo": {latitude: 59.916911, longitude: 10.727567} } geolib.getCenter(spots); geolib.getCenter([ {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, {latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722} ]);
geolib.isPointInside(object latlng, array coords)
Checks whether a point is inside of a polygon or not. Note: the polygon coords must be in correct order!
Returns true or false
Example
geolib.isPointInside( {latitude: 51.5125, longitude: 7.485}, [ {latitude: 51.50, longitude: 7.40}, {latitude: 51.555, longitude: 7.40}, {latitude: 51.555, longitude: 7.625}, {latitude: 51.5125, longitude: 7.625} ] ); // -> true
geolib.isPointInCircle(object latlng, object center, integer radius)
Similar to is point inside: checks whether a point is inside of a circle or not.
Returns true or false
Example
// checks if 51.525, 7.4575 is within a radius of 5km from 51.5175, 7.4678 geolib.isPointInCircle( {latitude: 51.525, longitude: 7.4575}, {latitude: 51.5175, longitude: 7.4678}, 5000 );
geolib.orderByDistance(object latlng, mixed coords)
Sorts an object or array of coords by distance from a reference coordinate
Returns a sorted array [{latitude: x, longitude: y, distance: z, key: property}]
Examples
// coords array geolib.orderByDistance({latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, [ {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, {latitude: 51.518, longitude: 7.45425}, {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722} ]); // coords object geolib.orderByDistance({latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, { a: {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, b: {latitude: 51.518, longitude: 7.45425}, c: {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722} });
geolib.findNearest(object latlng, mixed coords[[, int offset], int limit])
Finds the nearest coordinate to a reference coordinate.
Examples
var spots = { "Brandenburg Gate, Berlin": {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, "Dortmund U-Tower": {latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, "London Eye": {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722}, "Kremlin, Moscow": {latitude: 55.751667, longitude: 37.617778}, "Eiffel Tower, Paris": {latitude: 48.8583, longitude: 2.2945}, "Riksdag building, Stockholm": {latitude: 59.3275, longitude: 18.0675}, "Royal Palace, Oslo": {latitude: 59.916911, longitude: 10.727567} } // in this case set offset to 1 otherwise the nearest point will always be your reference point geolib.findNearest(spots['Dortmund U-Tower'], spots, 1)
geolib.getPathLength(mixed coords)
Calculates the length of a collection of coordinates
Returns the length of the path in meters
Example
// Calculate distance from Berlin via Dortmund to London geolib.getPathLength([ {latitude: 52.516272, longitude: 13.377722}, // Berlin {latitude: 51.515, longitude: 7.453619}, // Dortmund {latitude: 51.503333, longitude: -0.119722} // London ]); // -> 945235
geolib.getSpeed(coords, coords[, options])
Calculates the speed between two points within a given time span.
Returns the speed in options.unit (default is km/h).
Example
geolib.getSpeed( {lat: 51.567294, lng: 7.38896, time: 1360231200880}, {lat: 52.54944, lng: 13.468509, time: 1360245600880}, {unit: 'mph'} ); // -> 66.9408 (mph)
geolib.convertUnit(string unit, float distance[, int round])
Converts a given distance (in meters) to another unit.
Parameters
unit
can be one of:
- m (meter)
- km (kilometers)
- cm (centimeters)
- mm (millimeters)
- mi (miles)
- sm (seamiles)
- ft (foot)
- in (inch)
- yd (yards)
distance
distance to be converted (source must be in meter)
round
fractional digits
Example
geolib.convertUnit('km', 14213, 2) // -> 14,21
geolib.sexagesimal2decimal(string coord)
Converts a sexagesimal coordinate to decimal format
Example
geolib.sexagesimal2decimal("51° 29' 46\" N")
geolib.decimal2sexagesimal(float coord)
Converts a decimal coordinate to sexagesimal format
Example
geolib.decimal2sexagesimal(51.49611111); // -> 51° 29' 46.00
geolib.latitude(object latlng)
geolib.longitude(object latlng)
geolib.elevation(object latlng)
Returns the latitude/longitude/elevation for a given point and converts it to decimal.
Works with:
- latitude:
latitude
,lat
, 0 (GeoJSON array) - longitude:
longitude
,lng
,lon
, 1 (GeoJSON array) - elevation:
elevation
,elev
,alt
,altitude
, 2 (GeoJSON array)
Examples
geolib.latitude({lat: 51.49611, lng: 7.38896}); // -> 51.49611
geolib.longitude({lat: 51.49611, lng: 7.38896}); // -> 7.38896
geolib.useDecimal(mixed latlng)
Checks if a coordinate is already in decimal format and, if not, converts it to
Example
geolib.useDecimal("51° 29' 46\" N"); // -> 51.59611111 geolib.useDecimal(51.59611111) // -> 51.59611111