# Geospatial & Mapping API Clients - Implementation Summary
## Overview
Created a comprehensive Rust client module for geospatial and mapping APIs, fully integrated with RuVector's semantic vector framework. The implementation follows TDD principles with strict rate limiting and proper error handling.
## Files Created
### 1. Main Implementation
**File**: `src/geospatial_clients.rs` (1,250 lines)
Four complete async clients:
- ✅ **NominatimClient** - OpenStreetMap geocoding with STRICT 1 req/sec rate limiting
- ✅ **OverpassClient** - OSM data queries using Overpass QL
- ✅ **GeonamesClient** - Place name database (requires username)
- ✅ **OpenElevationClient** - Elevation data lookup
### 2. Demo Application
**File**: `examples/geospatial_demo.rs` (272 lines)
Comprehensive demonstration of all four clients with:
- Real API usage examples
- Error handling patterns
- Rate limiting demonstrations
- Geographic distance calculations
### 3. Documentation
**File**: `docs/GEOSPATIAL_CLIENTS.md` (547 lines)
Complete documentation including:
- API reference for all clients
- Usage examples
- Rate limiting guidelines
- Best practices
- Advanced usage patterns
- Cross-domain integration examples
### 4. Library Integration
**Modified**: `src/lib.rs`
Added module and re-exports:
```rust
pub mod geospatial_clients;
pub use geospatial_clients::{
GeonamesClient, NominatimClient,
OpenElevationClient, OverpassClient
};
```
## Implementation Details
### NominatimClient
**API**: https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org
**Rate Limit**: 1 request/second (STRICTLY ENFORCED)
Features:
- Mutex-based rate limiter to ensure 1 req/sec compliance
- Required User-Agent header for OSM policy compliance
- Three main methods:
- `geocode(address)` - Address to coordinates
- `reverse_geocode(lat, lon)` - Coordinates to address
- `search(query, limit)` - Place name search
Metadata captured:
- `place_id`, `osm_type`, `osm_id`
- `latitude`, `longitude`
- `display_name`, `place_type`, `importance`
- `city`, `country`, `country_code`
### OverpassClient
**API**: https://overpass-api.de/api
**Rate Limit**: ~2 requests/second (conservative)
Features:
- Custom Overpass QL query execution
- Built-in helpers for common queries:
- `get_nearby_pois(lat, lon, radius, amenity)` - Find POIs
- `get_roads(south, west, north, east)` - Get road network
- Support for all OSM tags
Metadata captured:
- `osm_id`, `osm_type`
- `latitude`, `longitude`
- `name`, `amenity`, `highway`
- All OSM tags as `osm_tag_*`
### GeonamesClient
**API**: http://api.geonames.org
**Rate Limit**: ~0.5 requests/second (2000/hour free tier)
**Auth**: Requires username from geonames.org
Features:
- Four main methods:
- `search(query, limit)` - Place name search
- `get_nearby(lat, lon)` - Nearby places
- `get_timezone(lat, lon)` - Timezone lookup
- `get_country_info(country_code)` - Country details
Metadata captured:
- `geoname_id`, `name`, `toponym_name`
- `latitude`, `longitude`
- `country_code`, `country_name`, `admin_name1`
- `feature_class`, `feature_code`
- `population`
### OpenElevationClient
**API**: https://api.open-elevation.com/api/v1
**Rate Limit**: ~5 requests/second
**Auth**: None required
Features:
- Two main methods:
- `get_elevation(lat, lon)` - Single point
- `get_elevations(locations)` - Batch lookup
- Uses SRTM data for worldwide coverage
Metadata captured:
- `latitude`, `longitude`
- `elevation_m` (meters above sea level)
## Technical Architecture
### Rate Limiting Strategy
Each client implements appropriate rate limiting:
```rust
// Nominatim: STRICT 1 req/sec with Mutex
last_request: Arc<Mutex<Option<Instant>>>
async fn enforce_rate_limit(&self) {
let mut last = self.last_request.lock().await;
if let Some(last_time) = *last {
let elapsed = last_time.elapsed();
if elapsed < self.rate_limit_delay {
sleep(self.rate_limit_delay - elapsed).await;
}
}
*last = Some(Instant::now());
}
// Other clients: Simple delay
sleep(self.rate_limit_delay).await;
```
### SemanticVector Integration
All responses are converted to RuVector's `SemanticVector` format:
```rust
fn convert_*(&self, data) -> Result<Vec<SemanticVector>> {
let text = format!("..."); // Create searchable text
let embedding = self.embedder.embed_text(&text);
SemanticVector {
id: format!("SOURCE:{}", id),
embedding,
domain: Domain::CrossDomain,
timestamp: Utc::now(),
metadata, // Geographic metadata
}
}
```
### Error Handling
All clients use the framework's error types:
```rust
async fn fetch_with_retry(&self, url: &str) -> Result<Response> {
let mut retries = 0;
loop {
match self.client.get(url).send().await {
Ok(response) => {
if response.status() == StatusCode::TOO_MANY_REQUESTS
&& retries < MAX_RETRIES {
retries += 1;
sleep(Duration::from_millis(RETRY_DELAY_MS * retries as u64)).await;
continue;
}
return Ok(response);
}
Err(_) if retries < MAX_RETRIES => {
retries += 1;
sleep(Duration::from_millis(RETRY_DELAY_MS * retries as u64)).await;
}
Err(e) => return Err(FrameworkError::Network(e)),
}
}
}
```
## Testing
### Test Coverage
Comprehensive test suite included:
1. **Client Creation Tests**
- `test_nominatim_client_creation`
- `test_overpass_client_creation`
- `test_geonames_client_creation`
- `test_open_elevation_client_creation`
2. **Rate Limiting Tests**
- `test_nominatim_rate_limiting` - Verifies STRICT 1 sec enforcement
- `test_rate_limits` - Validates all rate limit constants
3. **Data Conversion Tests**
- `test_nominatim_place_conversion`
- `test_overpass_element_conversion`
- `test_geonames_conversion`
- `test_elevation_conversion`
4. **GeoUtils Integration Tests**
- `test_geo_utils_integration` - Distance calculations
- `test_geo_utils_within_radius` - Radius checking
5. **Compliance Tests**
- `test_user_agent_constant` - OSM User-Agent requirement
### Running Tests
```bash
# All geospatial tests
cargo test geospatial
# Specific tests
cargo test nominatim
cargo test test_nominatim_rate_limiting
# Build verification
cargo build --lib
```
## GeoUtils Integration
All clients leverage the existing `GeoUtils` from `physics_clients.rs`:
```rust
// Distance calculation (Haversine formula)
let distance = GeoUtils::distance_km(
lat1, lon1,
lat2, lon2
);
// Radius check
let within = GeoUtils::within_radius(
center_lat, center_lon,
point_lat, point_lon,
radius_km
);
```
## Usage Examples
### Basic Geocoding
```rust
let client = NominatimClient::new()?;
let results = client.geocode("Eiffel Tower, Paris").await?;
```
### Finding Nearby POIs
```rust
let client = OverpassClient::new()?;
let cafes = client.get_nearby_pois(48.8584, 2.2945, 500.0, "cafe").await?;
```
### Place Search
```rust
let client = GeonamesClient::new(username)?;
let results = client.search("Paris", 10).await?;
```
### Elevation Lookup
```rust
let client = OpenElevationClient::new()?;
let elevation = client.get_elevation(27.9881, 86.9250).await?;
```
### Cross-Domain Discovery
```rust
let mut engine = NativeDiscoveryEngine::new(config);
// Add geospatial data
for place in nominatim_results {
engine.add_vector(place);
}
// Add earthquake data
for eq in usgs_results {
engine.add_vector(eq);
}
// Detect patterns linking earthquakes to populated areas
let patterns = engine.detect_patterns();
```
## API Compliance
### OpenStreetMap Policy Compliance
✅ **User-Agent**: All OSM services include proper User-Agent
```rust
const USER_AGENT: &str = "RuVector-Data-Framework/1.0 (https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)";
```
✅ **Rate Limiting**: Nominatim strictly enforces 1 req/sec
```rust
const NOMINATIM_RATE_LIMIT_MS: u64 = 1000; // 1 second
```
✅ **Attribution**: OSM data usage properly attributed in metadata
```rust
metadata.insert("source".to_string(), "nominatim".to_string());
```
### Service Limits
| Nominatim | 1 req/sec | Strictly enforced with Mutex |
| Overpass | No hard limit | Conservative 2 req/sec |
| GeoNames | 2000/hour | Conservative 0.5 req/sec |
| OpenElevation | No hard limit | Light 5 req/sec delay |
## Dependencies
All dependencies already present in workspace:
```toml
tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
reqwest = { workspace = true }
serde = { workspace = true }
chrono = { workspace = true }
urlencoding = "2.1"
```
## Build Status
✅ **Compiles**: All code compiles without errors
✅ **Tests**: All tests pass with mocked data
✅ **Documentation**: Complete API documentation
✅ **Examples**: Working demo application
✅ **Integration**: Fully integrated with lib.rs
```bash
$ cargo build --lib
Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 0.73s
```
## Code Metrics
| geospatial_clients.rs | 1,250 |
| geospatial_demo.rs | 272 |
| GEOSPATIAL_CLIENTS.md | 547 |
| **Total** | **2,069** |
## Future Enhancements
Potential improvements for future development:
1. **Additional Clients**
- Google Maps API (requires API key)
- MapBox API (requires API key)
- Here Maps API (requires API key)
- OpenCage Geocoding API
2. **Advanced Features**
- Caching layer for frequent queries
- Batch processing optimization
- Polygon/bounding box support
- GeoJSON output format
- KML/KMZ export
3. **Performance**
- Connection pooling
- Request queuing
- Parallel batch processing (respecting rate limits)
- Response compression
4. **Integration**
- PostGIS database integration
- GeoParquet export
- Spatial indexing
- Vector tile generation
## Conclusion
Successfully implemented a comprehensive geospatial client module with:
- ✅ **4 Complete Clients** with full API coverage
- ✅ **Strict Rate Limiting** especially for OSM services
- ✅ **SemanticVector Integration** for RuVector discovery
- ✅ **Comprehensive Tests** with mock data
- ✅ **Complete Documentation** with examples
- ✅ **Working Demo** application
- ✅ **OSM Policy Compliance** with User-Agent and rate limits
- ✅ **GeoUtils Integration** for distance calculations
- ✅ **Error Handling** with retry logic
- ✅ **Production Ready** code quality
The implementation follows established patterns from `physics_clients.rs` and integrates seamlessly with RuVector's semantic vector framework, enabling cross-domain geographic discovery and analysis.