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Leaflet Control Geocoder NPM version

A simple geocoder for Leaflet that by default uses OSM/Nominatim to locate places, but also supports Bing Locations API and can easily be extended to support other providers.

See the Leaflet Control Geocoder Demo.

Usage

Load the CSS and Javascript:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="../Control.Geocoder.css" />
<script src="Control.Geocoder.js"></script>

Add the control to a map instance:

var map = L.map('map').setView([0, 0], 2);
L.tileLayer('http://{s}.tile.osm.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png', {
    attribution: '&copy; <a href="http://osm.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors'
}).addTo(map);
L.Control.geocoder().addTo(map);

Customizing

By default, when a geocoding result is found, the control will center the map on it and place a marker at its location. This can be customized by overwriting the control's markGeocode function, to perform any action desired.

For example:

var geocoder = L.Control.geocoder().addTo(map);

geocoder.markGeocode = function(result) {
    var bbox = result.bbox;
    L.polygon([
         bbox.getSouthEast(),
         bbox.getNorthEast(),
         bbox.getNorthWest(),
         bbox.getSouthWest()
    ]).addTo(map);
};

This will add a polygon representing the result's boundingbox when a result is selected.

API

L.Control.Geocoder

This is the geocoder control. It works like any other Leaflet control, and is added to the map.

Constructor

L.Control.Geocoder(options)

Options

Option Type Default Description
collapsed Boolean true Collapse control unless hovered/clicked
position String "topright" Control position
placeholder String "Search..." Placeholder text for text input
errorMessage String "Nothing found." Message when no result found / geocoding error occurs
geocoder IGeocoder new L.Control.Geocoder.Nominatim() Object to perform the actual geocoding queries
showResultIcons Boolean false Show icons for geocoding results (if available); supported by Nominatim

Methods

Method Returns Description
markGeocode( result) this Marks a geocoding result on the map

L.Control.Geocoder.Nominatim

Uses Nominatim to respond to geocoding queries. This is the default geocoding service used by the control, unless otherwise specified in the options. Implements IGeocoder.

Unless using your own Nominatim installation, please refer to the Nominatim usage policy.

Constructor

L.Control.Geocoder.Nominatim(options)

Options

Option Type Default Description
serviceUrl String "http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/" URL of the service
geocodingQueryParams Object {} Additional URL parameters (strings) that will be added to geocoding requests
reverseQueryParams Object {} Additional URL parameters (strings) that will be added to reverse geocoding requests

L.Control.Geocoder.Bing

Uses Bing Locations API to respond to geocoding queries. Implements IGeocoder.

Note that you need an API key to use this service.

Constructor

L.Control.Geocoder.Bing(<String> key)

IGeocoder

An interface implemented to respond to geocoding queries.

Methods

Method Returns Description
geocode( query, callback, context) GeocodingResult[] Performs a geocoding query and returns the results to the callback in the provided context
reverse(<L.LatLng> location, scale, callback, context) GeocodingResult[] Performs a reverse geocoding query and returns the results to the callback in the provided context

GeocodingResult

An object that represents a result from a geocoding query.

Properties

Property Type Description
name String Name of found location
bounds L.LatLngBounds The bounds of the location
center L.LatLng The center coordinate of the location
icon String URL for icon representing result; optional

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A simple geocoder form to locate places. Easily extended to multiple data providers.

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