tmap (version 1.4-1)

geocode_OSM: Geocodes a location using OpenStreetMap Nominatim

Description

Geocodes a location (based on a search query) to coordinates and a bounding box. Similar to geocode from the ggmap package. It uses OpenStreetMap Nominatim.

Usage

geocode_OSM(q, projection = "longlat")

Arguments

q

a character that specifies a search query. For instance "India" or "CBS Weg 11, Heerlen, Netherlands".

projection

projection in which the coordinates and bounding box are returned. Either a PROJ.4 character string or a shortcut. See get_proj4 for a list of shortcut values.

Value

A list of two items: "coords", a vector containing the longitude and latitude coordinates, and "bbox", the corresponding bounding box.

See Also

bb

Examples

geocode_OSM("India")

geocode_OSM("CBS Weg 1, Heerlen")

geocode_OSM("CBS Weg 1, Heerlen", projection = "rd")