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OpenBlock is a web application and RESTful service that allows users to browse and search their local area for "hyper-local news
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REST API should support reverse-geocoding #278

Open slinkp opened 11 years ago

slinkp commented 11 years ago

Currently, there's no way to ask openblock's API what address it would use to describe a point.

Proposed API:


GET /api/dev1/geocode/reverse/?lat=100.0&lon=-100.0

Proposed response: A GeoJSON feature with the address in the 'location_name' property, for symmetry with other GeoJSON features in the API.

    { "type": "Feature",
      "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [-100.0, 100.0]},
      "properties": {
        "location_name": "100-147 Main St",
        }
    }

This is a prerequisite for #284

slinkp commented 11 years ago

Ticket imported from Trac: http://developer.openblockproject.org/ticket/285 Reported by: slinkp