Speed limits

The API gives returns the speed limit for the closest road segment to given coordinates. Additionally, returns also the street or road name and the surface value.

API URL

The request URL should match the following pattern:

https://api.kartes.lv/v3//speed_limit?

The response is given in the JSON.

The HTTP GET request method is used.

  • klienta_atslega: Your authorisation key.

Query parameters

There are three ways to define coordinates:

Parameter Description
lat Latitude coordinate in the WGS-84 projection (EPSG:4326)
lon Longitude coordinate in the WGS-84 projection (EPSG:4326)
x x-coordinate in the TM Baltic93 CRS (EPSG:25884).
y y-coordinate in the TM Baltic93 CRS (EPSG:25884).
p Array of coordinate pairs (e.g., [[510427,6308643],[514276,6304829]]).
wgs84 Should be used in case of p parameter, if the WGS coordinates are used.

Error codes

Status code Description
200 Missing input data.
200 Wrong input data format.
404 No location found. The URL is not recognized; the resource does not exist.
5xx Server error.

Response parameters

The response consists of an array of objects, each of them having two elements. Each element consists of following parameters:

Parameter Description
name Street or road name
populated_place Populated place (city, town or other settlement; only for named streets)
teritorial_unit Territorial unit (only for named streets)
administrative_unit Administrative unit (only for named streets)
surface Surface
speed_limit Speed limit
is_populated_place Is this a populated place?
distance Distance to the closest road segment

Examples

Input:

https://api.kartes.lv/v3//speed_limit?p=[[510427,6308643],[514276,6304829]]

Response:

[
  [
    {
      "name": "Maskavas iela",
      "populated_place": "Rīga",
      "teritotial_unit": null,
      "administrative_unit": "Rīgas pilsēta",
      "surface": "paved",
      "speed_limit": "50",
      "is_populated_place": "1",
      "distance": 0.43
    },
    {
      "name": null,
      "populated_place": null,
      "teritotial_unit": null,
      "administrative_unit": null,
      "surface": "paved",
      "speed_limit": "20",
      "is_populated_place": "1",
      "distance": 32.28
    }
  ],
  [
    {
      "name": "Maskavas iela",
      "populated_place": "Rīga",
      "teritotial_unit": null,
      "administrative_unit": "Rīgas pilsēta",
      "surface": "paved",
      "speed_limit": "50",
      "is_populated_place": "1",
      "distance": 4.53
    },
    {
      "name": null,
      "populated_place": null,
      "teritotial_unit": null,
      "administrative_unit": null,
      "surface": "gravel",
      "speed_limit": "50",
      "is_populated_place": "1",
      "distance": 42.3
    }
  ]
]

Input:

https://api.kartes.lv/v3//speed_limit?lat=56.9213439&lon=24.1712888

Response:

[
  {
    "name": "Maskavas iela",
    "populated_place": "Rīga",
    "teritotial_unit": null,
    "administrative_unit": "Rīgas pilsēta",
    "surface": "paved",
    "speed_limit": "50",
    "is_populated_place": "1",
    "distance": 0.43
  },
  {
    "name": null,
    "populated_place": null,
    "teritotial_unit": null,
    "administrative_unit": null,
    "surface": "paved",
    "speed_limit": "20",
    "is_populated_place": "1",
    "distance": 32.28
  }
]