Local Profiles

Table of contents

Implementation
Examples
- With Google Maps
- With Leaflet Map
Options

Stable

Available in the US and Canada

Table of contents

Implementation
Examples
- With Google Maps
- With Leaflet Map
Options

This widget shows information related to specific neighbourhoods, boroughs, cities, and other geographies. This information includes Location Scores, heatmaps, text descriptions, and so forth, and is divided into three sections: transportation, services, and character.

Implementation

Overview

A typical implementation of Local Profiles has a separate web page for each neighbourhood. Each of these neighbourhood pages will display Local Profiles for that specific neighbourhood, using code described in the Example section below.

Specifying neighbourhoods

To specify which neighbourhood to display, the simplest way is to specify its geog_id, which is a unique identifier for the neighbourhood, such as g30_abcd1234. When you sign a contract with Local Logic for Local Profiles, we will provide you with the URL of a geography TSV file with all the geog_ids for the neighbourhoods you’ve requested.

Keeping up-to-date

Neighbourhood boundaries change more often than you might think. Because most neighbourhoods do not have legal definitions (unlike municipal and country boundaries), different people often have different opinions about where exactly a neighbourhood begins and ends.

When our clients disagree with our neighbourhood boundaries, we have a conversation about it, which may result in us deciding to modify our boundaries. This might mean adjusting the boundary shapes, adding new neighbourhoods, and/or deleting them.

For example, we might have a neighbourhood called Golden Fields. However, a client might like to differentiate between properties that are in the east part of the neighbourhood from those in the west. As such, we could split the neighbourhood in two: this would result in the addition of two new neighbourhoods: Golden Fields East and Golden Fields West. We may also decide to delete the original Golden Fields neighbourhood, or keep it as is.

If new neighbourhoods are added, you will need to generate new web pages for them. Similarly, if neighbourhoods are deleted, you’ll need to delete those pages, as their Local Profiles will no longer exist. To ensure that you always have pages for the latest neighbourhoods, and to avoid having pages where Local Profiles no longer appear, we recommend that you automatically query the geography TSV file (see Specifying neighbourhoods section above) nightly and refreshing / regenerating your neighbourhood web pages.

Examples

With Google Maps

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Local Logic - Local Profiles Example</title>
    <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key={YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY}"></script>
    <style type="text/css">
      #gmap {
        width: 100%;
        height: 550px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- Local Logic Widget DOM element -->
    <div id="local-profile"></div>
    <div id="gmap"></div>
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
      var LAT = 45.5017;
      var LNG = -73.5656;
      var gmap = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById('gmap'), {
        center: {
          lat: LAT,
          lng: LNG
        },
        zoom: 12,
        disableDefaultUI: true,
      });
      /*
        TO GET {GEOID}
        On server side, get access tokens with client_id and a client_secret before retrieving 
        geographies (e.g. neighbourhoods, cities) associated with a specific location.
      */
      async function getGeoId() {
        // Get your accessToken on server side
        const GET_GEOID_PARAMS = {
          lat: LAT,
          lng: LNG
        };
        const geoIDResponse = await fetch('https://api.locallogic.co/v3/geographies?' + new URLSearchParams(GET_GEOID_PARAMS), {
            method: "GET",
            headers: {
              Accept: "application/json",
              Authorization: "Bearer " + {accessToken}
            }
          }
        );
        const geoIDJson = await geoIDResponse.json();
        return Object.keys(geoIDJson.data.geographies)[0]
      }
      async function initLocallogic() {
        var GEOGID = '';
        var geoID = getGeoId().then(data => {
          GEOGID = data
          var localProfileWidget = new locallogic.LocalProfile('local-profile', {
            geogId: GEOGID,
            leafletMap: lmap,
            defaultCategory: 'transportation',
            defaultShowcase: {
              transportation: "pedestrian_friendly",
              services: "groceries",
              character: "quiet"
            },
            color: '#1A326B',
            color2: '#E4F1FA',
            color3: 'green',
            hideProfileTexts: false,
            maxInnerWidth: 1000,
            successCallback: function() {
              console.log('successCallback');
            },
            callback: function(err) {
              console.log(err);
            }
          });
        });
      }
    </script>
    <!-- Load the Local Logic SDK with your Local Logic token -->
    <script async defer src="https://cdn.locallogic.co/sdk/?token={YOUR_TOKEN}&callback=initLocallogic">
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

To test this example live, make sure to replace the YOUR_TOKEN placeholder with the token we provided to you and the YOUR_GOOGLE_KEY with your Google Maps API key.

⚠️ Local Profiles needs a GEOGID value that can be retrieved following two steps

Get v3 API Authorization using your client_id and client_secret. More
With the token, query the v3/geographies endpoint More

Note: You should never expose your client_secret in client-side code. All v3 API Authorization calls (to retrieve your OAuth token) should be made from your server."

With Leaflet Map

<html>
  <head>
    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0">
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Local Logic - Local Profiles Example</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.7.1/dist/leaflet.css"
      integrity="sha512-xodZBNTC5n17Xt2atTPuE1HxjVMSvLVW9ocqUKLsCC5CXdbqCmblAshOMAS6/keqq/sMZMZ19scR4PsZChSR7A=="
      crossorigin=""/>
    <script src="https://unpkg.com/leaflet@1.7.1/dist/leaflet.js"
      integrity="sha512-XQoYMqMTK8LvdxXYG3nZ448hOEQiglfqkJs1NOQV44cWnUrBc8PkAOcXy20w0vlaXaVUearIOBhiXZ5V3ynxwA=="
      crossorigin=""></script>
    <style type="text/css">
      #lmap {
        width: 100%;
        height: 550px;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <!-- Local Logic Widget DOM element -->
    <div id="local-profile"></div>
    <div id="lmap"></div>
    
    <script type="text/javascript">
      var LAT = 45.5017;
      var LNG = -73.5656;
      var lmap = L.map('lmap');
      L.tileLayer('https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png').addTo(lmap);
      lmap.setView([LAT, LNG], 14);
      function initLocallogic() {
        // Callback that is called when the SDK is ready to be used
        var localProfileWidget = new locallogic.LocalProfile('local-profile', {
          geogId: {GEOGID},
          leafletMap: lmap,
          defaultCategory: 'transportation',
          defaultShowcase: {
            transportation: "pedestrian_friendly",
            services: "groceries",
            character: "quiet"
          },
          color: '#1A326B',
          color2: '#E4F1FA',
          /* default #333 */
          color3: 'green',
          maxInnerWidth: 1000,
          hideProfileTexts: true,
          successCallback: function() {
            console.log('successCallback');
          },
          callback: function(err) {
            window.alert(err);
          }
        });
      }
    </script>
    
    <!-- Load the Local Logic SDK with your Local Logic token -->
    <script async defer
      src="https://cdn.locallogic.co/sdk/?token={YOUR_TOKEN}&callback=initLocallogic">
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

To test this example live, make sure to replace the `YOUR_TOKEN` placeholder with the token we provided to you.

Please note that if your basemap provider is not supported natively by the Local Profiles SDK, it may still be supported via the leafletMap option. In this case, you will need to first find and implement the Leaflet Plugin corresponding to the basemap you would like to use. You will then need to instantiate a new Leaflet Map using the basemap as your tileLayer. The Leaflet instance can be passed to the SDK with the leafletMap option. Please note that such a configuration will be considered custom code, and only limited support options may be available.

Options

Parameter	Status	Description
geogId	required	Two alternative methods for specifying the geography (i.e. neighbourhood, borough, city, etc.) whose profile will be displayed. To obtain a full list of these IDs, reach out to your main contact at Local Logic, or email support@locallogic.co
googleMapsMap	optional	The Google Maps map instance you want the Local Profiles widget to be associated with. You must include either this option or `leafletMap`
leafletMap	optional	The Leaflet map instance you want the Local Profiles widget to be associated with. You must include either this option or `googleMapsMap`
basemap	optional	String value that specifies the basemap of the widget if you are using the `leafletMap` option. Available: `esri`, `apple` Default: `esri`
appleMapsType	optional	If you select the Apple basemap (`apple`), you can select which style of map you would like to display. Available: `default`, `satellite`, `hybrid` Default: `default`
appleMapsToken	optional	If you select the (`apple`) basemap, you must provide your MapKit JS JSON Web Token
defaultCategory	optional	Specifies which Location Scores category should be displayed when the Local Profiles widget loads. Available: `transportation`, `services`, `character` Default: `transportation`
defaultShowcase	optional	Specifies, for each Location Scores category tab, which Location Score is displayed when the tab opens. Available: `transportation`: `pedestrian_friendly`, `cycling_friendly`, `transit_friendly`, `car_friendly` `services`: `groceries`, `restaurants`, `cafes`, `shopping` `character`: `quiet`, `vibrant`, `nightlife`, `parks` Default: `{transportation: "pedestrian_friendly", services: "groceries", character: "quiet"}`
color	optional	Hexadecimal color value used for the text and scores.
color2	optional	Hexadecimal color value used for the icon of the currently selected Location Score.
color3	optional	Hexadecimal color value used for the category section tabs.
maxInnerWidth	optional	Integer value specifying the width, in pixels, of the inner section of your web page. When this option is set, the map will fill the width of the widget. This option is ignored on mobile display, and when the width of the widget container is less than the value specified for `maxInnerWidth`. Default: `1000`
hideProfileTexts	optional	Boolean value to specify whether the text component of the Local Profiles should be hidden or not. Default: `false` (text appears)
successCallback	optional	A JavaScript function to be called when Local Profiles are available for a specific location.
callback	optional	A JavaScript function to be called when Local Profiles are not available for a specific location.