Global Mercator
A set of tools geospatial tools to help with TMS, Google (XYZ) Tiles.
This library is insipered by GDAL2Tiles, Google Summer of Code 2007 & 2008.
Another great simplistic tile library is tilebelt
.
Install
npm
$ npm install --save global-mercator
web
Quickstart
var globalMercator = var tile = 10 15 8 // [x, y, zoom]globalMercator// [ -165.937, -82.853, -164.531, -82.676 ]
Features
Function | Description |
---|---|
lngLatToMeters(LngLat) | Converts LngLat coordinates to Meters coordinates. |
metersToLngLat(Meters) | Converts Meters coordinates to LngLat coordinates. |
metersToPixels(Meters, zoom) | Converts Meters coordinates to Pixels coordinates. |
lngLatToTile(LngLat, zoom) | Converts LngLat coordinates to TMS Tile. |
lngLatToGoogle(LngLat, zoom) | Converts LngLat coordinates to Google (XYZ) Tile. |
metersToTile(Meters, zoom) | Converts Meters coordinates to TMS Tile. |
pixelsToMeters(Pixels) | Converts Pixels coordinates to Meters coordinates. |
pixelsToTile(Pixels) | Converts Pixels coordinates to TMS Tile. |
tileToBBoxMeters(tile) | Converts TMS Tile to bbox in Meters coordinates. |
tileToBBox(tile) | Converts TMS Tile to bbox in LngLat coordinates. |
googleToBBoxMeters(google) | Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to bbox in Meters coordinates. |
googleToBBox(google) | Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to bbox in LngLat coordinates. |
tileToGoogle(tile) | Converts TMS Tile to Google (XYZ) Tile. |
googleToTile(google) | Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to TMS Tile. |
googleToQuadkey(google) | Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to Quadkey. |
tileToQuadkey(tile) | Converts TMS Tile to QuadKey. |
quadkeyToTile(quadkey) | Converts Quadkey to TMS Tile. |
quadkeyToGoogle(quadkey) | Converts Quadkey to Google (XYZ) Tile. |
hash(tile) | Hash tile for unique id key |
validateTile(tile) | Validates TMS Tile |
validateZoom(zoom) | Validates Zoom level |
validateLngLat(LngLat) | Validates LngLat coordinates |
validatePixels(Pixels) | Validates Pixels coordinates |
maxBBox(BBox[]) | Maximum extent of BBox |
validTile(tile) | Valid Tile |
longitude(degree) | Modifies a Longitude to fit within +/-180 degrees. |
latitude(degree) | Modifies a Latitude to fit within +/-90 degrees. |
pointToTile(lnglat, zoom) | Get the tile for a point at a specified zoom level |
pointToTileFraction(lnglat, zoom) | Get the precise fractional tile location for a point at a zoom level |
wrapTile(tile) | Handles tiles which crosses the 180th meridian |
bboxToTile(bbox) | Get the smallest tile to cover a bbox |
API
Table of Contents
- hash
- pointToTile
- pointToTileFraction
- bboxToCenter
- lngLatToMeters
- metersToLngLat
- metersToPixels
- lngLatToTile
- lngLatToGoogle
- metersToTile
- pixelsToMeters
- pixelsToTile
- tileToBBoxMeters
- tileToBBox
- googleToBBoxMeters
- googleToBBox
- tileToGoogle
- googleToTile
- googleToQuadkey
- tileToQuadkey
- quadkeyToTile
- quadkeyToGoogle
- bboxToMeters
- validateTile
- wrapTile
- validateZoom
- validateLngLat
- maxBBox
- validTile
- latitude
- longitude
- bboxToTile
hash
Hash tile for unique id key
Parameters
tile
Tile [x, y, z]
Examples
var id = globalMercatorhash312 480 4//=5728
Returns number hash
pointToTile
Get the tile for a point at a specified zoom level https://github.com/mapbox/tilebelt
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]zoom
number Zoom levelvalidate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//= [ 2059, 2036, 12 ]
Returns Google Google (XYZ) Tile
pointToTileFraction
Get the precise fractional tile location for a point at a zoom level https://github.com/mapbox/tilebelt
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]zoom
number Zoom levelvalidate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//= [ 2059.3777777777777, 2036.6216445333432, 12 ]
Returns Google Google (XYZ) Tile
bboxToCenter
Converts BBox to Center
Parameters
bbox
BBox [west, south, east, north] coordinatesaccurancy
Object { enable: true, decimal: 6} (optional, default{enable:true,decimal:6}
)
Examples
var center = globalMercator//= [ 87.5, -47.5 ]
Returns LngLat center
lngLatToMeters
Converts LngLat coordinates to Meters coordinates.
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]validate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)accurancy
Object { enable: true, decimal: 6} (optional, default{enable:true,decimal:1}
)
Examples
var meters = globalMercator//=[ 14026255.8, 4439106.7 ]
Returns Meters Meters coordinates
metersToLngLat
Converts Meters coordinates to LngLat coordinates.
Parameters
meters
Meters Meters in Mercator [x, y]accurancy
Object { enable: true, decimal: 6} (optional, default{enable:true,decimal:6}
)
Examples
var lnglat = globalMercator//=[ 126, 37 ]
Returns LngLat LngLat coordinates
metersToPixels
Converts Meters coordinates to Pixels coordinates.
Parameters
meters
Meters Meters in Mercator [x, y]zoom
number Zoom leveltileSize
number Tile size (optional, default256
)
Examples
var pixels = globalMercator//=[ 1782579.1, 1280877.3, 13 ]
Returns Pixels Pixels coordinates
lngLatToTile
Converts LngLat coordinates to TMS Tile.
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]zoom
number Zoom levelvalidate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 5003, 13 ]
Returns Tile TMS Tile
lngLatToGoogle
Converts LngLat coordinates to Google (XYZ) Tile.
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]zoom
number Zoom levelvalidate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var google = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 3188, 13 ]
Returns Google Google (XYZ) Tile
metersToTile
Converts Meters coordinates to TMS Tile.
Parameters
meters
Meters Meters in Mercator [x, y]zoom
number Zoom level
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 5003, 13 ]
Returns Tile TMS Tile
pixelsToMeters
Converts Pixels coordinates to Meters coordinates.
Parameters
pixels
Pixels Pixels [x, y, zoom]tileSize
number Tile size (optional, default256
)accurancy
Object { enable: true, decimal: 6} (optional, default{enable:true,decimal:6}
)
Examples
var meters = globalMercator//=[ 14026252.0, 4439099.5 ]
Returns Meters Meters coordinates
pixelsToTile
Converts Pixels coordinates to TMS Tile.
Parameters
pixels
Pixels Pixels [x, y, zoom]tileSize
number Tile size (optional, default256
)validate
boolean validates Pixels coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 5003, 13 ]
Returns Tile TMS Tile
tileToBBoxMeters
Converts TMS Tile to bbox in Meters coordinates.
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]tileSize
number Tile size (optional, default256
)validate
boolean validates Tile (optional, defaulttrue
)x
number TMS Tile Xy
number TMS Tile Yzoom
number Zoom level
Examples
var bbox = globalMercator//=[ 14025277.4, 4437016.6, 14030169.4, 4441908.5 ]
Returns BBox bbox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
tileToBBox
Converts TMS Tile to bbox in LngLat coordinates.
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]validate
boolean validates Tile (optional, defaulttrue
)x
number TMS Tile Xy
number TMS Tile Yzoom
number Zoom level
Examples
var bbox = globalMercator//=[ 125.991, 36.985, 126.035, 37.020 ]
Returns BBox bbox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
googleToBBoxMeters
Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to bbox in Meters coordinates.
Parameters
google
Google Google [x, y, zoom]
Examples
var bbox = globalMercator//=[ 14025277.4, 4437016.6, 14030169.4, 4441908.5 ]
Returns BBox bbox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
googleToBBox
Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to bbox in LngLat coordinates.
Parameters
google
Google Google [x, y, zoom]
Examples
var bbox = globalMercator//=[ 125.991, 36.985, 126.035, 37.020 ]
Returns BBox bbox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
tileToGoogle
Converts TMS Tile to Google (XYZ) Tile.
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]validate
boolean validates Tile (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var google = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 3188, 13 ]
Returns Google Google (XYZ) Tile
googleToTile
Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to TMS Tile.
Parameters
google
Google Google [x, y, zoom]
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 5003, 13 ]
Returns Tile TMS Tile
googleToQuadkey
Converts Google (XYZ) Tile to Quadkey.
Parameters
google
Google Google [x, y, zoom]
Examples
var quadkey = globalMercator//='1321102330211'
Returns string Microsoft's Quadkey schema
tileToQuadkey
Converts TMS Tile to QuadKey.
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]validate
boolean validates Tile (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
var quadkey = globalMercator//='1321102330211'
Returns string Microsoft's Quadkey schema
quadkeyToTile
Converts Quadkey to TMS Tile.
Parameters
quadkey
string Microsoft's Quadkey schema
Examples
var tile = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 5003, 13 ]
Returns Tile TMS Tile
quadkeyToGoogle
Converts Quadkey to Google (XYZ) Tile.
Parameters
quadkey
string Microsoft's Quadkey schema
Examples
var google = globalMercator//=[ 6963, 3188, 13 ]
Returns Google Google (XYZ) Tile
bboxToMeters
Converts BBox from LngLat coordinates to Meters coordinates
Parameters
bbox
BBox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
Examples
var meters = globalMercator//=[ 13914936.3, 4163881.1, 14137575.3, 4439106.7 ]
Returns BBox bbox extent in [minX, minY, maxX, maxY] order
validateTile
Validates TMS Tile.
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]validate
boolean validates Tile (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
globalMercator//=[60, 80, 12]globalMercator//= Error: Tile <y> must not be less than 0globalMercator//= Error: Illegal parameters for tile
- Throws Error Will throw an error if TMS Tile is not valid.
Returns Tile TMS Tile
wrapTile
Wrap Tile -- Handles tiles which crosses the 180th meridian or 90th parallel
Parameters
Examples
globalMercator//= [0, 3, 2] -- Valid Tile XglobalMercator//= [0, 2, 2] -- Tile 4 does not exist, wrap around to TileX=0
Returns [number, number, number] Wrapped Tile
validateZoom
Validates Zoom level
Parameters
Examples
globalMercator//=12globalMercator//= Error: <zoom> cannot be less than 0globalMercator//= Error: <zoom> cannot be greater than 30
- Throws Error Will throw an error if zoom is not valid.
Returns number zoom Zoom level
validateLngLat
Validates LngLat coordinates
Parameters
lnglat
[number, number] [Longitude, Latitude]validate
boolean validates LatLng coordinates (optional, defaulttrue
)
Examples
globalMercator//= [ -115, 44 ]globalMercator//= Error: LngLat [lng] must be within -180 to 180 degrees
- Throws Error Will throw an error if LngLat is not valid.
Returns LngLat LngLat coordinates
maxBBox
Maximum extent of BBox
Parameters
array
(BBox | Array<BBox>) BBox [west, south, east, north]
Examples
var bbox = globalMercator//=[-110, -30, 120, 80]
Returns BBox Maximum BBox
validTile
Valid TMS Tile
Parameters
tile
Tile Tile [x, y, zoom]
Examples
globalMercator//= trueglobalMercator//= falseglobalMercator//= false
Returns boolean valid tile true/false
latitude
Modifies a Latitude to fit within +/-90 degrees.
Parameters
lat
number latitude to modify
Examples
globalMercator//= -80
Returns number modified latitude
longitude
Modifies a Longitude to fit within +/-180 degrees.
Parameters
lng
number longitude to modify
Examples
globalMercator//= -170
Returns number modified longitude
bboxToTile
Get the smallest tile to cover a bbox
Parameters
Examples
var tile = //=tile