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Elevation

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Look up elevation at one or more points

$ plaza elevation lookup

GET/api/v1/elevation

Look up elevation at one or more points

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--lat: optional number

Latitude (single point)

--lng: optional number

Longitude (single point)

--locations: optional string

Pipe-separated lng,lat pairs (batch)

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elevation_lookup_result: object { geometry, properties, type }

GeoJSON Point Feature with 3D coordinate [lng, lat, elevation] (RFC 7946 §3.1.1)

geometry: object { coordinates, type }

coordinates: array of number or array of array of number or array of array of array of number or array of array of array of array of number

GeoJSON coordinates array (nesting depth varies by geometry type)

union_member_0: array of number

union_member_1: array of array of number

union_member_2: array of array of array of number

union_member_3: array of array of array of array of number

type: "Point" or "LineString" or "Polygon" or 3 more

"Point"

"LineString"

"Polygon"

"MultiPoint"

"MultiLineString"

"MultiPolygon"

properties: object { elevation_m }

elevation_m: optional number

Elevation in meters above mean sea level

type: "Feature"

"Feature"

Look up elevation at one or more points

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plaza elevation lookup \
  --api-key 'My API Key'

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