phl-geocode v0.0.5

phl-geocode

A Node.js module for getting latitude and longitude coordinates for a Philadelphia addresses.

phl-geocode is based on the geolocation component of Mark Headd's phlfindpolls gist.

The module uses Philadelphia's 311 Mobile Data Service API.

Getting Started

Require and instantiate phl-geocode:

var phlGeocode = require('phl-geocode')();

Overrding default settings:

var phlGeocode = require('phl-geocode')({
  minConfidence: 100
});

Example Usage

Get latitude and longitude coordinates for a Philadelpia address:

phlGeocode.getCoordinates('1500 market street', function (d) {
  console.log(d);

  /* Example response:
  [ { address: '1500 MARKET ST',
    similarity: 100,
    latitude: 39.9521740263203,
    longitude: -75.1661518986459 },
  { address: '1500S MARKET ST',
    similarity: 99,
    latitude: 39.9521740263203,
    longitude: -75.1661518986459 } ]
  */
});