Reverse geo-coding will explain the given location’s coordinate, yielding both a human readable text as well as a structured output. It will include maximum speed, lock and bridge names, depth, local legislation, and many more typical nautical meta data that an ordinary reverse geocoder will not yield.
This service uses http(s)://api.marineplan.com as base path.
API
GET api/revgeocode/<version>/api/revgeocode.json?<parameters>
| parameter | description | values | default value |
|---|---|---|---|
| version | API version | 1 | |
| strict | indicates whether nearby areas should be included | 0=nearby 1=strict (exact) | 0 |
| point | WGS84 latitude,longitude | latitude=-90..90 longitude=-180..180 | |
| types | comma separated list of entity types to search for | CITY LAKE MUNICIPALITY PARK INDUSTRIAL CANAL BRIDGE BUILDING LOCK | |
| language | response language (local Ground Truth Language is always applied in addition) | EN DE FR DA IT PT ES FY SV NL | EN |
| key | API secret key, to be requested from MarinePlan | UUID | – |
Response
The response contains:
- a copy of the input parameters
- standard fields such as country, province, municipality, optional city
- extra fields such as parks, industrial areas, bridges, ship locks
- a user-readable description