NDD GeocodeGeocode

Overview

A geocode represents a geographic coordinate using longitude and latitude in decimal degrees. Geocodes are used to position locations on the road network and are also returned as route segments in the solution response.

Applicable models

• NDD ndd-cmibu6krtqja

Geocode

Schema definition

message Geocode {
  required float longitude = 1;
  required float latitude = 2;
}

Fields

longitude

The longitude of the coordinate in decimal degrees.

latitude

The latitude of the coordinate in decimal degrees.

Examples

A geocode for Dublin, Ireland:

longitude: -6.2603
latitude: 53.3498

Notes

• Geocodes must correspond to positions on or near the road network. Coordinates that are too far from the road network may result in errors or unexpected routing behaviour.
• The API uses geocodes to generate distance and time matrices between locations on the road network.