reverse_geocode: Reverse Geocode Locations

In arcgisgeocode: A Robust Interface to ArcGIS 'Geocoding Services'

Reverse Geocode Locations

Description

Determines the address for a given point.

Usage

reverse_geocode(
  locations,
  crs = sf::st_crs(locations),
  ...,
  lang_code = NULL,
  feature_type = NULL,
  location_type = c("rooftop", "street"),
  preferred_label_values = c("postalCity", "localCity"),
  for_storage = FALSE,
  geocoder = default_geocoder(),
  token = arc_token(),
  .progress = TRUE
)

Arguments

locations	an sfc_POINT object of the locations to be reverse geocoded.
crs	the CRS of the returned geometries. Passed to sf::st_crs(). Ignored if locations is not an sfc_POINT object.
...	unused.
lang_code	default NULL. An ISO 3166 country code. See iso_3166_codes() for valid ISO codes. Optional.
feature_type	limits the possible match types returned. Must be one of "StreetInt", "DistanceMarker", "StreetAddress", "StreetName", "POI", "Subaddress", "PointAddress", "Postal", or "Locality". Optional.
location_type	default "rooftop". Must be one of "rooftop" or "street". Optional.
preferred_label_values	default NULL. Must be one of "postalCity" or "localCity". Optional.
for_storage	default FALSE. Whether or not the results will be saved for long term storage.
geocoder	default default_geocoder().
token	an object of class httr2_token as generated by auth_code() or related function
.progress	default TRUE. Whether a progress bar should be provided.

Details

This function utilizes the ⁠/reverseGeocode⁠ endpoint of a geocoding service. By default, it uses the public ArcGIS World Geocoder.

• Intersection matches are only returned when feature_types = "StreetInt". See REST documentation for more.

Location Type

• Specifies whether the output geometry shuold be the rooftop point or the street entrance location.

• The location_type parameter changes the geometry's placement but does not change the attribute values of X, Y, or DisplayX, and DisplayY.

Storage

Very Important

The argument for_storage is used to determine if the request allows you to persist the results of the query. It is important to note that there are contractual obligations to appropriately set this argument. You cannot save or persist results when for_storage = FALSE (the default).

Execution

The ⁠/reverseGeocode⁠ endpoint can only handle one address at a time. To make the operation as performant as possible, requests are sent in parallel using httr2::req_perform_parallel(). The JSON responses are then processed using Rust and returned as an sf object.

Value

An sf object.

Examples

# Find addresses from locations
reverse_geocode(c(-117.172, 34.052))

arcgisgeocode documentation built on April 11, 2025, 6:12 p.m.