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Search coordinate systems
This page shows how to search coordinate systems using our Coordinates API. You can also use this service with the API client JS.
For a beginner intro into the service, see Work with coordinate systems.
Key
You need a MapTiler API key to use this service. Get it here and learn how to protect it.
The universal search URL format is:
https://api.maptiler.com/coordinates/search/{QUERY}.json?{PARAMS}&key=YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE
| Parameters | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| QUERY | Query on CRS | 2056.json swiss.json czechia deprecated:1.json |
| PARAMS | Parameter for showing exports in WKT and Proj4, limit the number of results of show transformations. | swiss.json?limit=1 exports=true&limit=5 |
Example
Request
https://api.maptiler.com/coordinates/search/swiss lv95.json?exports=true&key=YOUR_MAPTILER_API_KEY_HERE
Response
{
"results": [
{
"id": {
"authority": "EPSG",
"code": 2056
},
"kind": "CRS-PROJCRS",
"name": "CH1903+ / LV95",
"exports": {
"proj4": "+proj=somerc +lat_0=46.9524055555556 +lon_0=7.43958333333333 +k_0=1 +x_0=2600000 +y_0=1200000 +ellps=bessel +towgs84=674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0 +units=m +no_defs +type=crs",
"wkt": "PROJCS[\"CH1903+ / LV95\",GEOGCS[\"CH1903+\",DATUM[\"CH1903+\",SPHEROID[\"Bessel 1841\",6377397.155,299.1528128],TOWGS84[674.374,15.056,405.346,0,0,0,0]],PRIMEM[\"Greenwich\",0,AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"8901\"]],UNIT[\"degree\",0.0174532925199433,AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"9122\"]],AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"4150\"]],PROJECTION[\"Hotine_Oblique_Mercator_Azimuth_Center\"],PARAMETER[\"latitude_of_center\",46.9524055555556],PARAMETER[\"longitude_of_center\",7.43958333333333],PARAMETER[\"azimuth\",90],PARAMETER[\"rectified_grid_angle\",90],PARAMETER[\"scale_factor\",1],PARAMETER[\"false_easting\",2600000],PARAMETER[\"false_northing\",1200000],UNIT[\"metre\",1,AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"9001\"]],AXIS[\"Easting\",EAST],AXIS[\"Northing\",NORTH],AUTHORITY[\"EPSG\",\"2056\"]]"
},
"unit": "metre",
"accuracy": 1,
"area": "Liechtenstein; Switzerland.",
"bbox": [
5.96,
45.82,
10.49,
47.81
],
"deprecated": false,
"default_transformation": {
"authority": "EPSG",
"code": 1676
},
"transformations": [
1509,
1647,
1676,
8457
]
}
],
"total": 1
}
For more details, see the Coordinates API Search reference.