coordinateFormatter

AMD: require(["esri/geometry/coordinateFormatter"], (coordinateFormatter) => { /* code goes here */ });
ESM: import * as coordinateFormatter from "@arcgis/core/geometry/coordinateFormatter.js";
Object: esri/geometry/coordinateFormatter
Since: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript 4.7

Converts between points and formatted coordinates notation strings such as:

  • decimal degrees
  • degrees, minutes, and seconds
  • U.S. National Grid (USNG)
  • Military Grid Reference System (MGRS).

To use the conversion methods, the load() method must be called first if isLoaded() is false.

Known Limitations

Example
// The latitude/longitude string to be converted
let latlon = "55 56 39.123N 003 09 43.034W"

// Load dependencies of "coordinateFormatter" module
coordinateFormatter.load().then(function() {
  // Once the promise returned by load() is resolved,
  // use the fromLatitudeLongitude() method to convert
  // latitude/longitude string to a point geometry.
  let point = coordinateFormatter.fromLatitudeLongitude(latlon);
});

Method Overview

Name Return Type Summary Object

Parses coordinates in latitude/longitude notation, and returns a Point representing that location.

coordinateFormatter

Parses coordinates in Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) notation, and returns a Point representing that location.

coordinateFormatter

Parses coordinates in United States National Grid (USNG) notation, and returns a Point representing that location.

coordinateFormatter

Parses coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) notation, and returns a Point representing that location.

coordinateFormatter

Indicates if all dependencies of this module have been loaded.

coordinateFormatter

Indicates if this module is supported in the current browser.

coordinateFormatter

Load this module's dependencies.

coordinateFormatter

Returns formatted coordinates in latitude/longitude notation representing the given point's location.

coordinateFormatter

Returns formatted coordinates in Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) notation representing the given point's location.

coordinateFormatter

Returns formatted coordinates in United States National Grid (USNG) notation representing the given point's location.

coordinateFormatter

Returns formatted coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) notation representing the given point's location.

coordinateFormatter

Method Details

fromLatitudeLongitude

Method
fromLatitudeLongitude(coordinates, spatialReference){Point}static

Parses coordinates in latitude/longitude notation, and returns a Point representing that location. The coordinates may use decimal degrees, degrees and decimal minutes, or degrees, minutes, and seconds format. The spatial reference provided must have an ellipsoid and datum matching those used by the source of the latitude/longitude string. If no spatial reference is provided, it is assumed the latitude/longitude coordinates are in WGS84.

Supported characters

Symbol Character Name Unicode number HTML code
Degree * Asterisk U+002A *
^ Circumflex Accent U+005E ^
~ Tilde U+007E ~
° Degree Sign U+00B0 °
º Masculine Ordinal Indicator U+00BA º
Minute ' Apostrophe U+0027 '
Prime U+2032 ′
Second " Quotation Mark U+0022 "
Double prime U+2033 ″

The latitude/longitude string may contain leading and trailing whitespace, and may also contain a space, comma, or vertical bar symbol to separate the latitude from the longitude. It may also contain the characters 'N', 'S', 'E' and 'W', or use a minus (-) symbol to indicate the hemisphere of each value.

Latitude/longitude notation examples:

  • 55 56 39.123N 003 09 43.034W
  • 55°56′39″N 3°09′43″W
  • 55*56′39″N 3°09′43″W
  • 55~56.65205', -003~09.71723'
  • 55.9442008* | -3.1619539*
Parameters
coordinates String

The latitude/longitude notation string for the coordinates.

spatialReference SpatialReference
optional

A spatial reference object representing a geographic coordinate system. If null, WGS84 will be used.

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns a point with the location from the coordinates string in the spatial reference provided.

fromMgrs

Method
fromMgrs(coordinates, spatialReference, conversionMode){Point}static

Parses coordinates in Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) notation, and returns a Point representing that location. The spatial reference provided must have an ellipsoid and datum matching those used by the source of the MGRS string. If no spatial reference is provided, it is assumed the MGRS string is referenced to WGS84.

Note that the choice between zone 01 and 60 has no impact when reading from an MGRS notation string. The MGRS string can contain leading and trailing whitespace and can have whitespace between the grid zone designator, the 100km square identifier, and the numerical eastings and northings.

MGRS notation examples:

  • 30UVG898998
  • 30UVG 89885 99877
Parameters
coordinates String

The MGRS notation string for the coordinates.

spatialReference SpatialReference

A spatial reference object representing a geographic coordinate system referenced by the MGRS coordinates. If null, WGS84 will be used.

conversionMode String

The mode used by the given MGRS coordinates.

Possible Values:"automatic"|"new-180-in-zone-01"|"new-180-in-zone-60"|"old-180-in-zone-01"|"old-180-in-zone-60"

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns a point with the location from the MGRS string in the spatial reference provided.

fromUsng

Method
fromUsng(coordinates, spatialReference){Point}static

Parses coordinates in United States National Grid (USNG) notation, and returns a Point representing that location.

The spatial reference provided must have an ellipsoid and datum matching those used by the source of the USNG string. If no spatial reference is provided and the USNG string is suffixed with "(NAD 27)", it is assumed the USNG string is referenced to NAD 27. If no spatial reference is provided and no such suffix exists, it is assumed the USNG string is referenced to WGS84.

USNG notation examples:

  • 13TFJ 23 59
  • 13TFJ2374159574
Parameters
coordinates String

The USNG notation string for the coordinates.

spatialReference SpatialReference
optional

A spatial reference object representing a geographic coordinate system that the USNG coordinates are in. If null, WGS84 will be used.

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns a point with the location from the USNG string in the spatial reference provided.

fromUtm

Method
fromUtm(coordinates, spatialReference, conversionMode){Point}static

Parses coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) notation, and returns a Point representing that location. The spatial reference provided must have an ellipsoid and datum matching those used by the source of the UTM string. If no spatial reference is provided, it is assumed the UTM string is referenced to WGS84. The UTM string can contain leading and trailing whitespace and can have whitespace between the zone and latitude designator and the numerical eastings and northings.

UTM notation examples:

  • 30U 489885 6199877
  • 30U4898856199877
  • 30N 489885 6199877 (using N/S indicator)
Parameters
coordinates String

The UTM notation string for the coordinates.

spatialReference SpatialReference

A spatial reference object representing a geographic coordinate system that the UTM coordinates are in. If null, WGS84 will be used.

conversionMode String

The latitude notation scheme used by the given UTM coordinates, either a latitudinal band, or a hemisphere designator.

Possible Values:"latitude-band-indicators"|"north-south-indicators"

Returns
Type Description
Point Returns a point with the location from the UTM string in the spatial reference provided.

isLoaded

Method
isLoaded(){Boolean}

Indicates if all dependencies of this module have been loaded.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if this module's dependencies have been loaded.

isSupported

Method
isSupported(){Boolean}

Indicates if this module is supported in the current browser. The browser must support WebAssembly.

Returns
Type Description
Boolean Returns true if this module is supported in the current browser.

load

Method
load(){Promise}

Load this module's dependencies.

Returns
Type Description
Promise Resolves when the dependencies have been loaded.
See also

toLatitudeLongitude

Method
toLatitudeLongitude(point, format, decimalPlaces){String}static

Returns formatted coordinates in latitude/longitude notation representing the given point's location.

The latitude/longitude string will contain a space separating the latitude from the longitude value, and the characters 'N' or 'S', and 'E' and 'W', to indicate the hemisphere of each value. The string will also contain spaces separating the components (degrees, minutes, seconds) of each value. The precision of the output is controlled by both the format and decimalPlaces parameters.

For example:

Decimal places format Example output Angular precision Approximate precision
0 dd 056N 0003W 1deg 100km
1 dd 55.9N 003.2W 0.1deg 10km
2 dd 55.94N 003.16W 0.01deg 1km
3 dd 55.944N 003.162W 0.001deg 100m
0 ddm 55 057N 003 010W 1min 2km
1 ddm 55 56.7N 003 09.7W 0.1min 200m
2 ddm 55 56.65N 003 09.72W 0.01min 20m
3 ddm 55 56.650N 003 09.717W 0.001min 2m
0 dms 55 56 039N 003 09 043W 1sec 30m
1 dms 55 56 39.1N 003 09 43.0W 0.1sec 3m
2 dms 55 56 39.12N 003 09 43.03W 0.01sec 300mm
3 dms 55 56 39.123N 003 09 43.034W 0.001sec 30mm
Parameters
point Point

The location to be represented as a formatted latitude/longitude string. The point's spatial reference should either be WGS84 or another geographic coordinate system.

format String

The mode to use when formatting the latitude/longitude string.

Possible Values:"dd"|"ddm"|"dms"

decimalPlaces Number
optional

The number of decimal places to use, it should be an integer from 0 to 16.

Returns
Type Description
String Returns a string representing the latitude/longitude of the given point.

toMgrs

Method
toMgrs(point, conversionMode, precision, addSpaces){String}static

Returns formatted coordinates in Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) notation representing the given point's location.

Note that the choice between zone 01 and 60 has an impact only when generating the MGRS notation string for a point with longitude of exactly 180deg. The precision value controls the number of digits used to represent each numerical easting and northing value within the MGRS string.

For example:

precision add_spaces Example output Approximate precision
0 false 30UVG 100km
1 false 30UVG89 10km
2 false 30UVG8999 1km
3 false 30UVG898998 100m
4 false 30UVG89889988 10m
5 false 30UVG8988499881 1m
0 true 30U VG 100km
1 true 30U VG 8 9 10m
2 true 30U VG 89 99 1km
3 true 30U VG 898 998 100m
4 true 30U VG 8988 9988 10m
5 true 30U VG 89884 99881 1m
Parameters
point Point

The location to be represented in MGRS notation. The point's spatial reference should either be WGS84 or another geographic coordinate system

conversionMode String

The mode to use for the returned MGRS notation string.

Possible Values:"automatic"|"new-180-in-zone-01"|"new-180-in-zone-60"|"old-180-in-zone-01"|"old-180-in-zone-60"

precision Number
optional

The precision with which to represent the coordinates, it should be an integer from 0 to 8.

addSpaces Boolean
optional

If false, the generated string will contain no spaces. If true, a space separates the grid zone designator, the 100km square identifier, and the numerical easting and northing values.

Returns
Type Description
String Returns a MGRS notation string representing the position of the given point.

toUsng

Method
toUsng(point, precision, addSpaces){String}static

Returns formatted coordinates in United States National Grid (USNG) notation representing the given point's location. The precision value controls the number of digits used to represent each numerical easting and northing value within the USNG string.

For example:

precision add_spaces Example output Approximate precision
0 false 13TFJ 100km
1 false 13TFJ25 10km
2 false 13TFJ2359 1km
3 false 13TFJ237595 100m
4 false 13TFJ23745951 10m
5 false 13TFJ2374359512 1m
0 true 13T FJ 100km
1 true 13T FJ 2 5 10m
2 true 13T FJ 23 59 1km
3 true 13T FJ 237 595 100m
4 true 13T FJ 2374 5951 10m
5 true 13T FJ 23743 59512 1m
4* false 13TFJ23795929 (NAD 27) 10m
2* true 13T FJ 23 59 (NAD 27) 1km

* When the point's spatial reference is based on NAD 27.

Parameters
point Point

The location to be represented in USNG notation. The point's spatial reference should either be WGS84 or another geographic coordinate system.

precision Number
optional

The precision with which to represent the coordinates, it should be an integer from 0 to 8.

addSpaces Boolean
optional

If false, the generated string will contain no spaces. If true, a space separates the grid zone designator, the 100km square identifier, and the numerical easting and northing values.

Returns
Type Description
String Returns a USNG notation string representing the position of the given point.

toUtm

Method
toUtm(point, conversionMode, addSpaces){String}static

Returns formatted coordinates in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) notation representing the given point's location.

Example output for a point in the southern hemisphere:

conversionMode add_spaces Example output
latitude-band-indicators false 30U4898846199881
latitude-band-indicators true 30U 489884 6199881
north-south-indicators false 30N4898846199881
north-south-indicators true 30N 489884 6199881
Parameters
point Point

The location to be represented in UTM notation. The point's spatial reference should either be WGS84 or another geographic coordinate system

conversionMode String

The latitude notation scheme to use in the returned UTM notation string, either a latitudinal band, or a hemisphere designator.

Possible Values:"latitude-band-indicators"|"north-south-indicators"

addSpaces Boolean
optional

If false, the generated string will contain no spaces. If true, a space separates the UTM zone and latitude designator and each numerical easting and northing value.

Returns
Type Description
String Returns a UTM notation string representing the position of the given point.

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