# Navigator
A custom web application that serves **OpenStreetMap (OSM) data**. It has a build
process that:
1. **Pulls** OSM data from the [Overpass API](https://overpass-api.de/) for
configurable geographic areas and feature types.
2. **Merges** hand-authored custom layers — **zones** (polygons) and **points of
interest** — from `scripts/custom-layers.mjs`.
3. **Converts** everything to static **GeoJSON** files.
4. **Builds** a **SvelteKit** frontend (with the static adapter) into a plain
static site that renders each data source as a toggleable layer on an
interactive **Leaflet** map.
The final output in `build/` is a fully self-contained static site — no server
runtime required. You can serve it with any static HTTP server (nginx, Apache,
`python -m http.server`, S3/Cloudflare Pages, etc.).
## Built With
- [SvelteKit](https://svelte.dev/kit) (Svelte 5, runes mode)
- [@sveltejs/adapter-static](https://kit.svelte.dev/docs/adapter-static) — outputs a static site
- [Leaflet](https://leafletjs.com/) — interactive map on the frontend
- [Overpass API](https://overpass-api.de/) — OSM data source
## Quick Start
```bash
npm install
# Fetch & convert OSM data into static/data/*.geojson
npm run build:data
# Full production build: (fetch data) + (static site) -> build/
npm run build
# Preview the production build locally
npm run preview
```
### Development
```bash
npm run dev # Vite dev server (your data in static/data is served too)
npm run check # Type + Svelte checks
```
## Build Process
| Command | What it does |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `npm run build:data` | Overpass API fetch (area POIs/roads) via `scripts/osm-data.mjs` → `static/data/` |
| `npm run build:dump` | OSM **data-dump** ingestion + routing graph via `scripts/osm-dump.mjs` |
| `npm run build` | `build:data` + `build:dump` + SvelteKit static build → `build/` |
| `npm run preview` | Serves the `build/` output locally |
### Data layout
```
static/data/
├── _index.json # Manifest of all built layers (drives the UI)
├── .geojson # One FeatureCollection per Overpass area
└── custom/
└── .geojson # One FeatureCollection per custom zone/POI layer
```
The frontend loads `/data/_index.json`, then fetches each layer's GeoJSON and
renders it as a toggleable overlay with a legend (top-right). Every layer can be
shown/hidden independently. **By default no layers are shown on load** — toggle the
ones you want from the legend.
## OSM Data-Dump Ingestion (`osm-dump.mjs`)
As an alternative to the live Overpass API, you can ingest a **regional
`.osm.pbf` data dump** (the files Geofabrik, BBBike, etc. publish). This is
great for offline builds, large areas, and for building a **routable road
graph** (the Overpass path only fetches features).
`scripts/osm-dump.mjs`:
1. Downloads a configured `.osm.pbf` URL (cached under `scripts/.cache/`, so
repeated runs skip the network).
2. Stream-parses it with `osm-pbf-parser`.
3. Clips to a bounding box and extracts:
- **POI features** (from `poiTags`) as points → `static/data/-poi.geojson`
- A **routable road graph** (`coords` + weighted `adj`) from road ways →
`static/data/-graph.json`
4. Registers a `category: 'dump'` layer in the manifest with `graphPath`.
Configure sources in the `DUMPS` array at the top of `scripts/osm-dump.mjs`
(`url`, `bbox`, `poiTags`, `graphHighways`). The default source is Geofabrik's
Oklahoma extract clipped to the Tulsa bbox.
```bash
npm run build:dump # build all dump sources
node scripts/osm-dump.mjs --list # list configured sources
```
> The downloaded `.pbf` lives in `scripts/.cache/` (git-ignored); only the
> generated `static/data/*.geojson` and `-graph.json` outputs are committed.
## Configuring Areas & Queries
Edit **`scripts/osm-data.mjs`** — the `AREAS` object describes each area:
- `bbox` — `[south, west, north, east]` in decimal degrees.
- `queries` — a map of name → Overpass QL snippet. Use `{{bbox}}` as the
placeholder for the area's bounding box.
- The script falls back across multiple public Overpass mirrors if one is
overloaded, and is polite to the API (short delay between queries).
Example:
```js
parks: `
way["leisure"="park"]({{bbox}});
out center tags geom;
`
```
By default the `tulsa` area also fetches **major roads** (`highway` =
motorway/trunk/primary/secondary/tertiary) as LineStrings, so the map shows
road network geometry alongside the POI/zones. (Tiny local roads like
`residential`/`service` are excluded to keep the output file size reasonable.)
Adjust the `roads` query in `scripts/osm-data.mjs` to include or exclude road
classes.
**Note:** the Overpass API is sometimes rate-limited; `npm run build:data` may
need to be re-run if a query returns 5xx. The committed `static/data/` already
contains a full road dataset.
List configured queries with `npm run data -- --queries`, or build a single area
with `npm run data -- --area=tulsa`.
## Custom Layers (Zones, Points of Interest & Paths)
Besides Overpass-fetched data, you can define your own layers by hand in
**`scripts/custom-layers.mjs`**. It ships with several example layers
(`my-places` POIs, `districts` zones, `trails` path, and `rogers-county` local
POIs) that you can extend or replace.
Each layer has:
- `id` — unique slug (becomes the output filename)
- `name` — label shown in the UI legend
- `layerType` — `'poi'` (point), `'zone'` (polygon), or `'path'` (LineString)
- `color` — hex color used for markers/fill/lines
- `features` — array of feature objects
POI (point) — optional `address`, `bearing`, and `fov` fields:
```js
{
name: 'Gathering Place',
desc: 'Riverside park',
address: '2650 S John Williams Way E, Tulsa, OK 74114',
bearing: 'SE', // compass point (N, NNE, NE, ...) OR numeric degrees (0-360)
fov: 140, // field of view in degrees (optional)
lon: -95.9791,
lat: 36.1098
}
```
- `address` — street address shown in the popup
- `bearing` — compass direction the POI faces; accepts a compass point
(`'N'`, `'NNE'`, `'NE'`, ...) or a numeric bearing in degrees
- `fov` — field of view in degrees
The popup renders these as dedicated rows (Facing / Field of view), and a
**directional arrow** is drawn on the map at each POI that has a `bearing`,
rotated to the compass heading it faces.
Zone (polygon — the ring is closed for you):
```js
{
name: 'Downtown Tulsa',
desc: 'Rough downtown core',
polygon: [
[-96.0000, 36.1300],
[-95.9900, 36.1300],
[-95.9900, 36.1600],
[-96.0000, 36.1600]
]
}
```
Path / route (LineString — an ordered list of points like a GPX track):
```js
{
name: 'Claremore Lake Loop',
desc: 'Example walking route around the lake',
line: [
[-95.5649, 36.3415],
[-95.5700, 36.3430],
[-95.5750, 36.3420],
[-95.5720, 36.3360]
]
}
```
Paths render as dashed polylines and are searchable by name.
Coordinates are `[longitude, latitude]` (lon first, like GeoJSON). The file also
includes a copy-paste TEMPLATE block for adding new layers. After editing, run
`npm run build:data` (or `npm run build`) to regenerate the static data.
## Search
The webapp includes a **fuzzy search** in the top bar. It matches your POIs,
zones, and paths by **name or address** — and, as a fallback, queries the
[Nominatim](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/) OSM geocoder so you can also
search for **any location by name** (cities, landmarks, addresses anywhere). A
"Places (online)" section appears beneath the local matches; selecting a result
pans/zooms the map to it (fit-to-bounds for places with a bounding box).
The matcher:
- Normalizes text (case, punctuation, and common address words — `st`→`street`,
`rd`→`road`, `ave`→`avenue`, `n`→`north`, etc.), so abbreviated or partial
addresses resolve correctly.
- Uses substring + Levenshtein edit-distance tolerance, so typos and near-
matches still hit (e.g. `philbrick` finds `Philbrook`).
- Ranks name matches above address matches above description matches.
## Preferences
Click **⚙ Preferences** in the top bar:
- **Unit system** — **Metric** or **Imperial** (saved to `localStorage`). Units
are auto-selected within the chosen system: **m/ft under a kilometer/mile,
otherwise km/mi** (e.g. `820 m`, `1.9 km`; `900 ft`, `1.2 mi`).
- **Saved Points** — **Export / Import** your browser-local saved points as a
JSON file (see below). Imported points are **merged** (deduplicated by id);
existing points are kept.
## Directions & Routing
Everything starts from the map. Clicking one spot opens a **context dialog**;
no click ever saves or routes automatically.
- **Clicking an existing point** (a POI/zone/path, or a Saved Point) shows its
info and offers **"Directions from here"** - which sets it as the origin and
opens the destination picker - plus **"Directions to here"** once an origin
is set.
- **Clicking empty space** shows a **"Save point..."** form (with an optional
label) to save it as a browser-local Saved Point, or the same
"Directions from here" action.
From the opened **Directions** panel:
1. **Origin** is already set (from "Directions from here"). Pick a
**destination** - by clicking another point (and choosing
"Directions to here"), **searching** a POI (local or online via Nominatim),
or choosing a **Saved Point**.
2. **Calculate route** enables once both points are set. The computation runs in
a **Web Worker** (off the UI thread) with a live **progress bar**.
3. On completion the panel shows the **turn-by-turn** directions (*Head north*,
*Turn right*, *Arrive at destination*, ...) for **Drive** mode, plus distance,
estimated travel time, and the drawn route.
## Saved Points (browser-local)
Clicking an empty spot on the map opens a **context dialog** with a
**"Save point..."** button (plus an optional label). Saving creates a
**Saved Point** — a location you want to remember. Saved points are stored only
in your browser's `localStorage` and shown as a toggleable **"Saved Points"**
layer in the legend, with a distinct purple pin. They can be used as route
origins or destinations.
Because they live only in the browser, **Export / Import** (in ⚙ Preferences)
lets you back them up as a JSON file and restore them (merged, deduplicated by
id).
## Deployment
The `build/` directory is entirely static. Serve it directly:
```bash
cd build
python3 -m http.server 8080
# or: nginx -s listen 8080; root /path/to/build; (with a fallback to index.html)
```
Because the site uses a static adapter with prerendering, everything can be
hosted on any static file host or CDN.
## Continuous Integration
Gitea Actions runs **tests on every commit/push** (and on pull requests) via
`.gitea/workflows/ci.yml`. It runs offline (no Overpass/Nominatim calls) so it
won't trip API rate limits:
- `npm run check` — Svelte/TypeScript checks
- `npm test` — data-integrity + fuzzy-search regression suite against committed data
- `npm run build:static` — static site build (uses committed `static/data`)
Requires a registered Gitea Actions runner (label `host`).
## Repository
Hosted on Gitea: https://gitea.thecookiejar.me/exlim/navigator