reverse_geocode
Convert geographic coordinates into a detailed address and location description, including street names, administrative boundaries, and contextual information for GPS data interpretation.
Instructions
Convert geographic coordinates to a detailed address and location description.
This tool takes a specific point on Earth (latitude and longitude) and returns comprehensive information about that location, including its address, nearby landmarks, administrative boundaries, and other contextual information. Useful for translating GPS coordinates into human-readable locations.
Args: latitude: The latitude coordinate (decimal degrees, WGS84) longitude: The longitude coordinate (decimal degrees, WGS84)
Returns: Detailed address and location information including: - Formatted address - Building, street, city, state, country - Administrative hierarchy - OSM metadata - Postal code and other relevant identifiers
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| latitude | Yes | ||
| longitude | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- src/osm_mcp_server/server.py:239-262 (handler)The main MCP tool handler for 'reverse_geocode'. It extracts the OSM client from context and calls the helper method to perform the reverse geocoding.
async def reverse_geocode(latitude: float, longitude: float, ctx: Context) -> Dict: """ Convert geographic coordinates to a detailed address and location description. This tool takes a specific point on Earth (latitude and longitude) and returns comprehensive information about that location, including its address, nearby landmarks, administrative boundaries, and other contextual information. Useful for translating GPS coordinates into human-readable locations. Args: latitude: The latitude coordinate (decimal degrees, WGS84) longitude: The longitude coordinate (decimal degrees, WGS84) Returns: Detailed address and location information including: - Formatted address - Building, street, city, state, country - Administrative hierarchy - OSM metadata - Postal code and other relevant identifiers """ osm_client = ctx.request_context.lifespan_context.osm_client return await osm_client.reverse_geocode(latitude, longitude) - src/osm_mcp_server/server.py:45-63 (helper)The OSMClient helper method that implements the core reverse geocoding logic by querying the Nominatim OSM API.
async def reverse_geocode(self, lat: float, lon: float) -> Dict: """Reverse geocode coordinates to address""" if not self.session: raise RuntimeError("OSM client not connected") nominatim_url = "https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse" async with self.session.get( nominatim_url, params={ "lat": lat, "lon": lon, "format": "json" }, headers={"User-Agent": "OSM-MCP-Server/1.0"} ) as response: if response.status == 200: return await response.json() else: raise Exception(f"Failed to reverse geocode ({lat}, {lon}): {response.status}")