Reverse geocoding service: New tool for identifying where a GPS coordinate is, based on a static file and some simple AWS hosting
https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/blog/2022/12/19/pmtiles-pip/
#reversegeocoding #geocoding #maps #gis #sfo #+

While it's a solved problem, doing these processes at scale can be an expensive proposition — especially the forward geocoding. Either you need big servers or you have to pay a service provider like Mapbox to do it for you. So, for that reason it's an interesting and worthwhile challenge to see if you can get reasonable results doing it client side.

I'm actually going to leave the forward version for another day and look at #ReverseGeocoding