The GeoJSON spec does not support circles. If you wish to create an area that represents a circle, your best bet is to create a polygon that roughly approximates the circle. In the limit of the number of edges becoming infinite, your Polygon will match a circle.
circleToPolygon([173.283966, -41.270634], 20000, { numberOfEdges: 32 })
would yield the polygon below:
There is also a port to Go/Golang that can be found here: https://github.com/chrusty/go-circle-to-polygon
npm install --save circle-to-polygon
or
yarn add circle-to-polygon
const circleToPolygon = require("circle-to-polygon");
const coordinates = [173.283966, -41.270634]; //[lon, lat]
const radius = 200000; // in meters
const options = { numberOfEdges: 32 }; //optional, defaults to { numberOfEdges: 32 }
const polygon = circleToPolygon(coordinates, radius, options);
console.log(polygon);
/*
{
type: "Polygon",
coordinates: [
[
[173.283966, -39.47400343176097],
[172.8297426608343, -39.50761945331798],
[172.39166717580562, -39.607271255365916],
[171.98544458449058, -39.76940340765346],
[171.62589074038397, -39.98820144316868],
[171.3264802848837, -40.255758887782214],
[171.09888995216616, -40.56231121046952],
[170.9525431282912, -40.89653624994988],
[170.894168491739, -41.24591956982946],
[170.92739416288478, -41.597181119390946],
[171.0524081585746, -41.9367562214545],
[171.26572430426506, -42.251319123422796],
[171.56009750883513, -42.528331314494025],
[171.9246304894919, -42.75659019219929],
[172.3451031959859, -42.92674764018193],
[172.80453558092947, -43.03176422124745],
[173.283966, -43.06726456823905],
[173.76339641907052, -43.03176422124745],
[174.22282880401409, -42.92674764018193],
[174.64330151050808, -42.75659019219929],
[175.00783449116483, -42.528331314494025],
[175.3022076957349, -42.251319123422796],
[175.51552384142542, -41.9367562214545],
[175.6405378371152, -41.597181119390946],
[175.673763508261, -41.24591956982946],
[175.61538887170875, -40.89653624994988],
[175.46904204783382, -40.56231121046952],
[175.24145171511628, -40.255758887782214],
[174.94204125961602, -39.98820144316868],
[174.58248741550943, -39.76940340765346],
[174.17626482419436, -39.607271255365916],
[173.73818933916564, -39.50761945331798],
[173.283966, -39.47400343176097],
],
],
};
*/
coordinates
Array of length 2 or 3 *required
radius
Number *required, can be any number >0
options
Object or Number. Omitting this variable is same as passing { numberOfEdges: 32 }
and passing a number is same as passing { numberOfEdges: <number> }
numberOfEdges
Number can be any number >=3. Defaults to 32 when undefinedearthRadius
Number can be any number >0
. Defaults to 6378137 (equatorial Earth radius) when undefinedbearing
Number can be any number. Defaults to 0 when undefined. How many degrees the circle should be rotated. (Most noticeable for "circles" with few edges.)rightHandRule
Boolean default to false when undefined. If true, the circle will be drawn in the opposite direction. This is useful when drawing a hole in another shape, or if your system is following the old standard.