com.adobe.cq.address.api.location

Interface GeocodeProvider

public interface GeocodeProvider

The GeocodeProvider provides an interface to convert address strings into latitude and longitude coordinates and back to addresses again.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Coordinates	geocode(String address) Convert an address into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude).
String	reverseGeocode(Coordinates coords) Convert geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) into a human-readable address.

Method Detail

geocode

Coordinates geocode(String address)
             throws AddressException

Convert an address into geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude).

Parameters:

address - Address string to geocode.

Returns:

Geocoded coordinates for address

Throws:

AddressException

reverseGeocode

String reverseGeocode(Coordinates coords)
               throws AddressException

Convert geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) into a human-readable address.

Parameters:

coords - Coordinates to determine address from.

Returns:

Closest matching address to provided coordinates.

Throws:

AddressException