Google Maps Static API, am I in water?

A simple way of checking if a lat long coordinate is in water.

Caution: This is a hacky way of checking for water using Google Maps Static API, we do not guarantee this is the best way to do it in a live environment.

This is ideal for one off polling of a few hundred or a few thousand data points.

To do these types of requests in a live environment, seek alternatives such as hosting your own Open Street Map server.

Setup

To use this package, you need access to the Google Maps Static API. Follow this guide here to get an access token: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/maps-static/get-api-key

Then install the package using:

npm install --save is-it-water

Use

To check if a given lat long coordinate sits in water, simply run the following:

const isItWater = require("is-it-water");

const inWater = await isItWater(lat, lon, your_google_maps_static_access_token);