NAME
Geo::Coder::Ja - geocoder.ja library module for Perl
SYNOPSIS
use Geo::Coder::Ja;
my $geocoder = Geo::Coder::Ja->new(
dbpath => '/usr/local/share/geocoderja', # required
load_level => DB_AUTO, # optional. default DB_AUTO
encoding => 'UTF-8', # optional. default 'SHIFT_JIS'
);
# same as $geocoder->geocode($location);
my $location = $geocoder->geocode(location => $location);
# $location->{latitude}
# $location->{longitude}
# $location->{address}
# $location->{address_kana}
DESCRIPTION
This module is an interface for geocoder.ja library. It is available at:
http://www.postlbs.org/postlbs-cms/ja/geocoder
METHODS
new(%options)
It should be called with following arguments (items with default value
are optional)
dbpath => geocoder.ja's database files directory
load_level => load level. must be DB_AUTO, DB_JUKYO, DB_GAIKU, DB_AZA, DB_CHO or DB_GYOSEI.
encoding => default 'SHIFT_JIS'. must be 'UTF-8', 'EUC-JP' or 'SHIFT_JIS'.
Returns an instance of this module.
geocode(%param)
geocode(location => $location) or geocode(postcode => $postcode) are
supported.
Get latitude/longitude from the address or postcode.
Returns a hashref, contains the following fields:
latitude
longitude
address
address_kana
Returns undef if multiple candidates or failure.
encoding([$encoding])
Set/get encoding. $encoding must be 'UTF-8', 'EUC-JP' or 'SHIFT_JIS'.
AUTHOR
Jiro Nishiguchi <
[email protected]>
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the same terms as Perl itself.
SEE ALSO
<
http://www.postlbs.org/postlbs-cms/ja/geocoder>
