Ocean Areas Library

A TypeScript library for handling and querying ocean areas, including Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and general ocean regions. This library provides functionality for searching, localizing, and determining geographical relationships between points and ocean areas.

Installation

yarn add @globalfishingwatch/ocean-areas

Features

• Search ocean areas by name
• Get ocean areas by geographical coordinates
• Localization support (English, Spanish, French)
• Distance-based area queries
• Overlapping area detection
• Bounding box calculations

Usage

Import

import { getOceanAreas } from '@globalfishingwatch/ocean-areas'
const areas = await getOceanAreas(
  {
    latitude: -3,
    longitude: 25,
  },
  {
    locale: 'en', // Optional: Filter by area types
    types: ['eez', 'mpa'], // Optional: Filter by area types
  }
)

Build and publish

nx build ocean-areas
nx publish ocean-areas

Dependencies

• @turf/*: For geographical calculations
• match-sorter: For fuzzy searching
• GeoJSON types and utilities

License

MIT