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Quick start

This is the smallest set of operations most users want:

  • Convert (lat, lon) to a tile ID at a chosen level
  • Convert a tile ID to its bounding box / vertices
  • Paste a list of tile IDs into the Explorer to visualize the region

Example (canonical ID)​

lt:12:2031:1187

Typical operations​

  • latLngToTileId(lat, lon, level) -> lt:<level>:<ix>:<iy>
  • tileIdToBounds(tileId) -> (west, south, east, north)
  • tileIdToCenter(tileId) -> (lat, lon)

Note: LocateTile v1 uses WGS‑84 geodetic latitude/longitude and fixed‑point encoding rules. See Concepts → Coordinate system and Internals → Mapping algorithm for the exact normative semantics.