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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

ParametersExpand Collapse
--lat: optional number

Latitude (single point)

--lng: optional number

Longitude (single point)

--locations: optional string

Pipe-separated lng,lat pairs (batch)

ReturnsExpand Collapse
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

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