getcoords-cli
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Get lat and long coordinates from any address, right in your terminal.
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🌐 getcoords-cli
Get lat and long coordinates from any address, in your terminal
getcoords-cli
uses the Google Geocoding API to convert any address into geographic coordinates.
Install
$ npm install -g getcoords-cli
Local Installation
getcoords-cli
is intended to be installed globally and run anywhere, but you can also install it locally in a project. Note that if you do this, you will only be able to run commands inside your local project directory.
With npx:
$ cd path/to/your/project
$ npm install getcoords-cli
$ npx getcoords "..."
Or, with npm scripts:
$ cd path/to/your/project
$ npm install getcoords-cli
// in package.json
"scripts": {
"getcoords": "./node_modules/.bin/getcoords"
}
$ npm run getcoords "..."
API Key
In order to use the package globally, you must first obtain a Google API key and set process.env.GOOGLE_GEOCOORDS_API_KEY
in your shell initialization file. Please visit the dev docs for instruction on how to obtain the key, and this Stack Exchange answer for instruction on how to add it to your shell.
Usage
$ getcoords --help
Usage
getcoords [address]
Options
--version Outputs the version
Examples
$ getcoords "Los Angeles, CA"
34.0522342 -118.2436849
$ getcoords "6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028"
34.1022444 -118.3401679
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License
MIT © Melanie Seltzer