Convert a UK postcode to a latitude/longitude pair

This is a much simpler implementation of the tools found in the PostcodesioR R package, intended for use with the searchNetwork() function.

Usage

convertPostcode(postcode)

Source

https://postcodes.io/

Arguments

postcode

A valid UK postcode.

required

A string containing a single valid UK postcode, e.g., "SW1A 1AA".

Value

A list containing the latitude, longitude, and input postcode.

See also

The PostcodesioR package at https://github.com/ropensci/PostcodesioR/

Examples

# convert a UK postcode
convertPostcode("SW1A1AA")
#> $lat
#> [1] 51.50101
#> 
#> $lng
#> [1] -0.141588
#> 
#> $postcode
#> [1] "SW1A 1AA"
#> 

if (FALSE) {
# use with `searchNetwork()`
palace <- convertPostcode("SW1A1AA")
searchNetwork(lat = palace$lat, lng = palace$lng, max_dist = 10)
}