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h2. Description
This can be used in two different ways:
* get a list of [eBird hotspots|http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/hotspots] near the given latitude and longitude. Leave off the "back" parameter in your request to return all hotspots, regardless of whether they have bird observations.
* get a list of [eBird hotspots|http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/hotspots] near the given latitude and longitude _that have recent sightings_. Include the "back" parameter in your request to filter hotspot list based on "recent" observations..
This is part of the [eBird version 1.1 API|eBird- API 1.1].
h2. URL
*Base URL*
[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/hotspot/geo]\\
*Examples*
Minimal:
[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/hotspot/geo?lat=42.46&lng=-71.25]
Fully specified:
[http://ebird.org/ws1.1/ref/hotspot/geo?lng=-76.51&lat=42.46&dist=2&back=5&fmt=xml]
h2. Parameter Descriptions
|| Parameter Name || Required || Default \\ || Value Options \\ || Example Value \\ || Description ||
| lat | yes \\ | \\ | \-90.00 - 90.00 decimal \\ | 42.46 \\ | decimal latitude, two decimal places of precision required |
| lng | yes \\ | \\ | \-180.00 - 180.00 decimal | \-76.51 | decimal longitude, two decimal places of precision required |
| dist \\ | \\ | 25 | 0 - 50 integer \\ | 15 | distance defining area of interest from given lat/lng in kilometers \\ |
| back \\ | | \\ | 1 - 30 integer | 7 | the number of days back to look for sightings; all nearby hotspots are returned if this parameter is not present \\ |
| fmt \\ | | csv \\ | csv, xml \\ | csv \\ | format of the response \\ |
h2. Result Fields
|| *Field* (XML) || *Description* \\ ||
| loc-id | unique id for the location |
| country-code | country ISO code |
| subnational1-code | state/province ISO code |
| subnational2-code | county code |
| lat | latitude of the location |
| lng | longitude of the location |
| loc-name | location name |
h3. Example Responses
h4. CSV
{noformat}
L269709,US,US-NV,US-NV-031,39.5384031,-119.8360348,"Lake Park, Reno"
L124349,US,US-NV,US-NV-031,39.645836,-119.83723,Lemmon Valley Marsh
L124350,US,US-NV,US-NV-031,39.500583,-119.80673,Virginia Lake
L125288,US,US-NV,US-NV-031,39.305553,-119.90611,Ophir Trail
{noformat}
h4. XML
{noformat}
<response>
<header>
<locale country="" language="en"/>
<timestamp>
2009-06-24T10:42:47.647-04:00
</timestamp>
<criteria>
<fmt>
xml
</fmt>
<lat>
42.46
</lat>
<lng>
-76.51
</lng>
</criteria>
</header>
<result>
<location>
<loc-id>
L124349
</loc-id>
<country-code>
US
</country-code>
<subnational1-code>
US-NV
</subnational1-code>
<lng>
-119.83723
</lng>
<lat>
39.645836
</lat>
<subnational2-code>
US-NV-031
</subnational2-code>
<loc-name>
Lemmon Valley Marsh
</loc-name>
</location>
<location>
<loc-id>
L124350
</loc-id>
<country-code>
US
</country-code>
<subnational1-code>
US-NV
</subnational1-code>
<lng>
-119.80673
</lng>
<lat>
39.500583
</lat>
<subnational2-code>
US-NV-031
</subnational2-code>
<loc-name>
Virginia Lake
</loc-name>
</location>
</result>
</response>
{noformat}
h2. Caching Information
For details on caching of results by our servers, see [eBird-1.1-CacheInformation]
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