MaplatTransform

About MaplatTransform

MaplatTransform is a JavaScript library that performs coordinate transformation between two plane coordinate systems using transformation definitions generated by Maplat. It is the runtime transform engine of the Maplat ecosystem: the companion @maplat/tin package generates the TIN definitions, and MaplatTransform executes them at runtime.

MaplatTransform is open-source under the Apache License 2.0 (from version 0.5.3).

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Key Features

• Coordinate transformation between two plane coordinate systems using Maplat-generated TIN definitions (forward and backward, topology-preserving)
• V2/V3 compiled format support (V3 adds N-boundary vertices for higher accuracy)
• Multiple coordinate system support: standard orthogonal, Y-axis inverted, bird's-eye view distorted
• Sub-map selection, viewport transformation, and cross-map viewport sync (Processings 2–4)
• State save/restore for transformation states

Quick Start

Release-dependent information (ADR-0012). The version 0.5.3 below is the current release; update it on each new release.

Install

# pnpm (recommended)
pnpm add @maplat/transform

# npm
npm install @maplat/transform

Minimal usage

import { Transform } from '@maplat/transform';

// Load a compiled transformation definition generated by Maplat
const transform = new Transform();
transform.setCompiled(compiledData);

// Forward transformation (source -> target coordinate system)
const transformed = transform.transform([100, 100], false);

// Backward transformation (target -> source coordinate system)
const restored = transform.transform(transformed, true);

The library may throw errors in strict mode, when a backward transformation is attempted while not allowed, or when the data structure is invalid. In those cases the transformation definition itself needs to be fixed — use @maplat/tin to edit the definition.

CDN (jsDelivr)

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@maplat/transform@0.5.3/dist/maplat_transform.umd.js"></script>

MapTransform usage (Processings 2–4)

For sub-map selection, viewport transformation, and cross-map viewport synchronization, see the Wiki Tutorials.

API reference

• API signatures (release-dependent): see docs/api/
• Conceptual guide (release-independent): see the Wiki API-Reference
• Transform Internals (runtime notes): see docs/transform-internals.md

Development

pnpm test

Prerequisites

Derived from the engines field in package.json (ADR-0012: release-dependent).

• Node.js: >=20 or later
• pnpm: >=9 or later (recommended; npm also works)

Ecosystem

MaplatTransform is part of the Maplat ecosystem by Code for History. See the full ecosystem map (8 repositories + product/corporate sites):

📖 Ecosystem Map — (the diagram is currently kept in a private planning repository; the Sister repositories table below is the public substitute)

Sister repositories

Repository	License	npm	Role
Maplat	Apache 2.0	@maplat/ui	Main viewer
MaplatCore	Apache 2.0	@maplat/core	Core library
MaplatTin	Apache 2.0	@maplat/tin	TIN conversion
MaplatTransform	Apache 2.0	@maplat/transform	Coordinate transform
MaplatEditor	Apache 2.0	—	Data authoring tool (desktop)

MaplatEditor is the data authoring tool used to create the maps and POIs that the viewers above render. The Maplat ecosystem is end-to-end: author with MaplatEditor, serve with any of the viewer libraries.

Note: MaplatTransform executes coordinate transformations only. To create or edit transformation definitions, use @maplat/tin.

Links

Audience	Link	Purpose
Project info / features / cases	https://www.maplat.jp/en/	Product site
Sponsor / business inquiry	https://www.nayuta-inc.co.jp/en/	Corporate site (Nayuta, Inc.)

ADR-0013: Apache-licensed repositories (this one) link to both sites. MIT-licensed sister repos (Weiwudi / Quyuan / Chuci) carry no Nayuta link.

License

Apache License 2.0 — see LICENSE.

Copyright 2019-2026 Kohei Otsuka, Code for History / Nayuta, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.

Patent notice: The Maplat coordinate-transform technology is patented in Japan (Patent No. 6684776).

Past versions: Versions before 0.5.3 were distributed under the Maplat Limited License 1.1. The license restoration to Apache 2.0 takes effect from version 0.5.3 onward. Earlier versions available on npmjs.com remain under their original limited-license terms.

Contributors

• Kohei Otsuka
• Code for History

We welcome your contributions! Feel free to submit issues and pull requests.