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Locations API

A location can be an address, a monument, or an intersection.

Valid URL Parameters

x The UTM X coordinate of the point to find locations near. Use with 'y' and 'distance'.
y The UTM Y coordinate of the point to find locations near. Use with 'x' and 'distance'.
lat The latitude of the point to find locations near. Use with 'lon' and 'distance'.
lon The longitude of the point to find locations near. Use with 'lat' and 'distance'.
distance The maximum distance (in metres) from the given point that returned locations can be. Use with 'x', 'y', or 'lat', 'lon'. (default: 100)
max-results The number of locations to return. Results are sorted by proximity to the requested coordinate. (default: 5)
Common parameters:
usage The style of names to return.
  • long: Yields more verbose names.
  • short: Yields terser names.

Examples

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Identity

  • locations/1234

Filter

  • locations?distance=50&x=633861&y=5525798
  • locations?distance=50&x=633861&y=5525798&max-results=1
  • locations?lat=49.895&lon=-97.138
  • locations
  • locations?x=633861&lon=-97.1372

Wildcard

  • locations:zoo
  • locations:budden
  • locations:414+osb
  • locations:

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Noteworthy Results

address A numbered location on a street.
address/key A unique numerical identifier for the address.
address/street-number The building number part of the address.
address/street The street part of the address. See the Streets service for more information.
address/centre A geographical point at the centre of the address. Both UTM and geographic coordinates are provided.
intersection A location where one street meets another.
intersection/key A unique identifier for the intersection. The format for this key is {intersection key}:{street key}@{cross-street key}.
intersection/(street|cross-street) The two streets that make up the intersection. See the Streets service for more information.
intersection/centre A geographical point at the centre of the intersection. Both UTM and geographic coordinates are provided.
monument A named point of interest. Monuments contain an address.
monument/key A unique numerical identifier for the monument.
monument/name The monument's name. See the usage parameter for formatting options.
monument/categories A monument can belong to many monument categories.
monument/address The address where the monument is found.