Reverse geocoding browser-based typescript library, using free Bigdatacloud API
npm install bigdatacloud-reverse-geocoding- Connects with Bigdatacloud.com and using reverse geocode API for acquiring the location info.
- Using promises (no callback hell anymore)
npm i -S bigdatacloud-reverse-geocodingor
$yarn add bigdatacloud-reverse-geocoding
javascript
import ReverseGeocode, { ILocation, IGeocode } from "bigdatacloud-reverse-geocoding";
const geocode = new ReverseGeocode();
const location: ILocation = { lat: 33.23323, long: -76.33443};
const place: IGeocode = await geocode.locate(location);
console.log(place.locality);
`
$3
You can use options. There are four parameters:
| Name | Default value | Description |
| ------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- |
| language |
| The language of the Bigdatacloud answer. This is the only parameter that you would normally use.
new ReverseGeocode({language:"cn"}) |
| api | https://api.bigdatacloud.net | The API host |
|endpoint | /data/reverse-geocode-client | The API endpoint |
| format | latitude=${lat}&longitude=${long}