Reverse geocoding an input position

The PTV xLocate service enables you to reverse geocode. This means the xLocate finds for a certain input coordinate the next address, street name or city. The input coordinate is defined by its x and y values, specifying the geographical point in a two-dimensional coordinate system (longitude and latitude in WGS84). Using the web serviceA web service represents a communication technology applied in computer networks. It provides an interface described in a machine-processable format, for example WSDL. APIs, it is very simple to integrate this functionality.

Prerequisites

Check if the following prerequisites are fulfilled before you start with the use case:

• Installed and licensed PTV xLocate service
• Installed PTV map data

Programming Guide

The following sample illustrates the basic steps that are necessary to reverse geocode an input position via the web service A web service represents a communication technology applied in computer networks. It provides an interface described in a machine-processable format, for example WSDL. API:

Related Topics

• The Reverse Geocoding Showcase provides an extended code sample to reverse geocode an input position and displaying results on a map. Also based on Leaflet, this showcase uses additional UI elements.
• Match a GPS position to the road network