Geocoding is the process of transforming place names to geographical coordinates.
Contrary to that, the transformation of coordinates into place names is called reverse geocoding.
Service is part of MapTiler Cloud available on api.maptiler.com and used with MapTiler Cloud API key. For pricing details see the plans page.
Geocoding API reference
Features
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Fast responses for interactive search
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Search with language preference
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Limit search to a given bounds
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Proximity search
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Reverse geocoding
The geocoding service is now giving results up to the street level. It means street numbers are not part of our database at the moment.
Autocomplete JavaScript component
You can easily create autocomplete using our prepared JavaScript component.
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-geocoder/v1.1.0/maptiler-geocoder.js"></script>
<link href="https://cdn.maptiler.com/maptiler-geocoder/v1.1.0/maptiler-geocoder.css" rel="stylesheet" />
</head>
<body>
<input autocomplete="off" id="search" type="text" />
<script>
var geocoder = new maptiler.Geocoder({
input: 'search',
key: 'YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE'
});
geocoder.on('select', function(item) {
console.log('Selected', item);
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
Read more about the JavaScript component at https://www.npmjs.com/package/@maptiler/geocoder.
When using the autocomplete component a new request is made every time the user input changes. The frequency of these requests can be tuned withautocompleteWaitMsparameters when initializing the component (see documentation).
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