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GeoJSON is a formalized syntax of JSON objects, optimized for storing geodata.

All GeoJSON object are JSON objects, and all JSON objects are JavaScript objects.

The format is supported on GitHub for rendering.

Example

{
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": [
        {
            "type": "Feature",
            "geometry": {
                "type": "Point",
                "coordinates": [ 150.1282427, -24.471803 ]
            },
            "properties": {
                "type": "town"
            }
        }
    ]
}

where:

  • coordinates: longitude is always listed before latitude

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