flutter_photon
Wrapper for Komoot's Photon API for Dart/Flutter.
It supports forward and reverse geocoding as well as search-as-you-type.
Photon
Photon is a free and open-source API hosted by Komoot and powered by ElasticSearch. It returns data from the OpenStreetMap project, which is licensed under the ODbL License.
The API is available at photon.komoot.io) and licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.
Important: Please be aware of the Terms and Use of Photon! It is free to use, so please be fair and avoid excessive requests!
Usage
Forward geocoding:
import 'package:flutter_photon/flutter_photon.dart';
void main() async {
final api = PhotonApi();
final results = await api.forwardSearch('munich');
}
Reverse geocoding:
import 'package:flutter_photon/flutter_photon.dart';
void main() async {
final api = PhotonApi();
final results = await api.reverseSearch(48.123, 11.321);
}
Self-hosted instances (custom URL):
void main() async {
final api = PhotonApi(baseUrl: 'https://example.com/api');
}
Features and Bugs
Feel free to open a new issue! I am always happy to improve this package.
Contribution
Feel free to open pull requests and help to improve this package!
Libraries
- flutter_photon
- Wrapper of the Komoot Photon API (photon.komoot.io) for Flutter Provides forward and reverse geocoding as well as search-as-you-type features based on the data of OpenStreetMaps.