Adirondack Atlas Data APIs

Our API moves data from our PostGIS database to the web in GeoJSON format. Data from our API may be integrated into third-party websites as long as the Adirondack Atlas is explicitly attributed and credited on the web page as the data source.

While GeoJSON data is designed for the web, it can also be used in desktop GIS applicataions and can be easily converted into CSV or GPX format. If you want to download data to your desktop, the process basically goes like this:

API Documentation

Documentation for a few of the APIs serving the main web page at AdirondackAtlas.org.

Points API

https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php

Returns a GeoJSON list of point features matching the input parameters.

Parameters:

name: Search for the name of a point feature.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php?name=Blue Mountain Lake
geojson: if set to 'true', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of geometry coordinates along with the attributes.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php?name=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=true
bbox: returns results intersecting supplied bounding box; order=W,S,E,N (lat/lon).
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php?name=hotel&bbox=-74.96,44.0,-73,44.5
category: Select one or more categories of points: e.g. Arts,Dining and Drinking,Historic and Interpretive,Lodging,Manufacturing,Recreation,Retail,Services,Transportation.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php?category=Arts
keyword: select one or more geometries by keyword. Example keywords include
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/points.php?keyword=beer

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Lines API

https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/lines.php

Returns a GeoJSON list of line features matching the input parameters.

Parameters:

geojson: if set to 'true', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of geometry coordinates along with the attributes.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/lines.php?name=cedar river&geojson=true
limit: how many records to return. Defaults to 20 if not specified.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/lines.php?name=cedar river&geojson=true&limit=1
name: Search for the name of a line feature.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/lines.php?name=cedar river
character: Select one or more line character: e.g. Interstate,Highway,County Road,Paved Road,Unpaved Road,Two Track 4WD,Two Track,Single Track,Bushwhack,Powerline,Water Crossing.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/lines.php?character=Interstate

Search API

https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php

Returns a GeoJSON list of points, lines and/or polygons matching the input 'query' parameter.

Parameters:

query: The search term to be submitted to find matching records.
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake
bbox: returns results intersecting supplied bounding box; order=W,S,E,N (lat/lon).
Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=hotel&bbox=-74.96,44.0,-73,44.5
geojson:
- if set to 'true', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of geometry coordinates along with the attributes.
  Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=true
- if set to 'centroid', then will return GeoJSON formatted centroid of the geometry along with the attributes.
  Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=centroid
- if set to 'bbox', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of the coordinates for the bounding box that contains the geometry along with the attributes.
  Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=bbox
- if set to 'convexhull', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of the coordinates for the convex hull for the geometry along with the attributes.
  Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=convexhull
- if set to 'boundary', then will return GeoJSON formatted list of linestring coordinates for the boundary (outline) for the polygon segments along with the attributes.
  Sample url: https://adirondackatlas.org/api/v1/search.php?query=Blue Mountain Lake&geojson=boundary