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lib/utils/coordinates

Coordinate formatting utilities for cartographic display.

Provides functions to format geographic coordinates in various styles appropriate for map interfaces and navigation displays.

Functions

getCenterFromBounds()

getCenterFromBounds(bounds): object

Calculate the center point of a bounding box.

Parameters

bounds

MapBounds

The map bounds

Returns

object

Object with lat and lon of center point

lat

lat: number

lon

lon: number

Example

const center = getCenterFromBounds({ north: 41.0, south: 40.0, east: -73.0, west: -74.0 }); // { lat: 40.5, lon: -73.5 }

formatCoordinate()

formatCoordinate(value, isLatitude, precision?): string

Format a coordinate value with hemisphere indicator.

Converts decimal degrees to a formatted string with degree symbol and hemisphere (N/S for latitude, E/W for longitude).

Parameters

value

number

The coordinate value in decimal degrees

isLatitude

boolean

True for latitude (N/S), false for longitude (E/W)

precision?

number = 2

Number of decimal places (default: 2)

Returns

string

Formatted coordinate string

Example

formatCoordinate(40.7128, true); // "40.71°N" formatCoordinate(-74.0060, false); // "74.01°W" formatCoordinate(51.5074, true, 4); // "51.5074°N"

formatCenterCoordinates()

formatCenterCoordinates(bounds, precision?): string

Format center coordinates from map bounds.

Creates a compact, cartographic-style coordinate display showing the center point of the current map view.

Parameters

bounds

MapBounds

The map bounds

precision?

number = 2

Number of decimal places (default: 2)

Returns

string

Formatted coordinate pair string

Example

const bounds = { north: 41.0, south: 40.0, east: -73.0, west: -74.0 }; formatCenterCoordinates(bounds); // "40.50°N 73.50°W"

formatEventCount()

formatEventCount(visible, total): string | null

Format event count statistics.

Creates a compact display of visible events vs total events.

Parameters

visible

Number of visible events

number | undefined

total

Total number of events

number | undefined

Returns

string | null

Formatted count string or null if data is invalid

Example

formatEventCount(327, 1240); // "327 / 1,240" formatEventCount(5, 5); // "5 / 5" formatEventCount(undefined, undefined); // null
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