Search-osm-batch

Based on OpenStreetMap Nominatim, to Batch searching multiple positions.

• Reference taken from needs to get multiple positions info, the API accept only one position per request, with this library it can request many places with only array of them.

How to use

• Import lib.
• The first argument is an array with places to search:

batchSearch(['Doctors Hospital of Augusta, 3651, Wheeler Road, Westwood', 'Miami International Airport'], {
 format: 'json'
})

• The lib returns a Promise.

Options

• The second argument is a object with params to set in search request.
• There are many params to parse, some of them could be follows:

format:

• It will get a response with json | html | xml | jsonv2 formats.

addressdetails [0|1]

• Include a breakdown of the address into elements.

limit

• Limit the number of returned results. Default is 10.

dedupe

• It will attempt to detect such duplicates and only return one match. Default is 1.

polygon_svg = 1

• Output geometry of results in svg format.

Example:

• The native request to Nominatim with only one allowed place is:

https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search/Berlin?format=json&addressdetails=1&limit=1&polygon_svg=1

• This lib lets build a smart query with an array of places and the option object with all of params allowed by Nominatim
• The Query could be:

batchSearch(['Berlin', 'Doctors Hospital of Augusta, 3651, Wheeler Road, Westwood', 'Miami International Airport'], {
 format: 'xml',
 addressdetails: 1,
 limit: 1,
 dedupe: 1,
 polygon_svg: 1
})

• The response will be an array of info about places supplied.