NZ Place Search

This repository provides a simple tool for searching places in NZ.

Live version

A live test site is available at https://nz-places.now.sh

(the API is available at https://nz-places.now.sh/api/search?query=Aoraki)

Run a local search server

npm run start

The server should be accessible on localhost:3000.

Querying

Query the server at /api/search/query={query}.

For example:

Querying http://localhost:3000/api/search?query=Aoraki will result in the following json:

[
    {
        "gazId": "26004",
        "name": "Aoraki/Mount Cook",
        "lon": "170.141926",
        "lat": "-43.595348",
        "type": "hill"
    },
    {
        "gazId": "26005",
        "name": "Aoraki/Mount Cook",
        "lon": "170.098209",
        "lat": "-43.735107",
        "type": "town"
    },
    {
        "gazId": "48301",
        "name": "Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park",
        "lon": "170.285431",
        "lat": "-43.599748",
        "type": "national park"
    },
    {
        "osmId": 2625064349,
        "name": "Aoraki / Mount Cook",
        "lat": -43.5950017,
        "lon": 170.1421677,
        "type": "peak"
    }
]

Update place data

1. rm data/osm_natural_nz_places.json
2. npm run update-data to refetch the data from OSM.