mapkit-geotoolbox

What problem does it solve?

GeoToolbox PlaceDescriptor patterns provide a portable, interoperable way to represent places across MapKit and other services, enabling easy construction from coordinates, addresses, or MapKit items, plus forward and reverse geocoding and multi-service identifiers.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Represent a place with coordinates and/or address using PlaceDescriptor representations (coordinate, address, commonName).
• Convert between MKMapItem and PlaceDescriptor.
• Geocode addresses to coordinates and reverse geocode coordinates to addresses using MKGeocodingRequest and MKReverseGeocodingRequest.
• Attach service identifiers for cross-service interop (e.g., Apple Maps, Google Maps).
• Read properties like coordinate, address, commonName, and service identifiers.

Quick Start

Create a PlaceDescriptor from a MapItem and read its coordinate, address, and common name.