Description:
Reconstruct the geographic locations from present day coordinates back to their paleo-positions.
Each location will be assigned a plate id and moved back in time using the chosen reconstruction model.
URL:
http://portal.gplates.org/service/reconstruct_points
Parameters:
points
The present-day coordinates of locations in longitude and latitude separated by ','.
time
The geological age in million years(Ma) to which the coordinates will be reconstructed.
The valid input value depends on the chosen reconstruction model.
model
The reconstruction model name.
Models:
"default" -- The valid time range is between 0 and 440.
Return:
Paleo-coordinates in GeoJson format.
Example:
The URL below reconstructs two locations((lon:95,lat:54)(lon:142,lat:-33)) back to 140 million years ago
using the "default" reconstrution model.
http://portal.gplates.org/service/reconstruct_points/?points=95,54,142,-33&time=140&model=default
Try it in an interactive online map
Description:
Reconstruct feature collection in GeoJSON format back in time.
Each feature will be assigned a plate id and moved back in time using the given reconstruction model.
Reconstructed features will be returned in GeoJSON format.
URL:
http://portal.gplates.org/service/reconstruct_feature_collection
Parameters:
feature_collection:
The feature collection in GeoJSON format.
time:
The time age in million years(Ma) to which the feature collection will be reconstructed.
The valid input value depends on the chosen reconstruction model.
model:
The reconstruction model name.
Models:
"default" -- The valid time range is between between 0 and 440.
Return:
Feature collection in GeoJson format.
Example:
http://portal.gplates.org/service/reconstruct_feature_collection/?feature_collection={
"type":"FeatureCollection","features":[{"type":"Feature","geometry":{"type":"Polygon",
"coordinates":[[[23,-20],[-9,35],[14,44],[23,-20]]]},"properties":{}}]}&time=140&model=default
Try it in an interactive online map
Feature Collection Examples:
#Polygon
{
"type":"FeatureCollection",
"features":
[{
"type":"Feature",
"geometry":
{
"type": "Polygon",
"coordinates": [
[ [23, -20.0], [-9.0, 35.0],[14.0, 44.0],[23, -20.0] ]
]
},
"properties":{}
}]
}
#LineString
{
"type":"FeatureCollection",
"features":
[{
"type":"Feature",
"geometry":
{
"type": "LineString",
"coordinates": [
[23, -20.0], [-9.0, 35.0]
]
},
"properties":{}
}]
}
#MultiPoint
{
"type":"FeatureCollection",
"features":
[{
"type":"Feature",
"geometry":
{
"type": "MultiPoint",
"coordinates": [
[23, -20.0], [-9.0, 35.0],[14.0, 44.0]
]
},
"properties":{}
}]
}
#Point
{
"type":"FeatureCollection",
"features":
[{
"type":"Feature",
"geometry":
{
"type":"Point",
"coordinates":[51.0, 38.0]
},
"properties":{}
}]
}
Description:
Return the coastlines' paleo-coordinates.
URL:
http://portal.gplates.org/service/get_coastline_polygons
Parameters:
time
The geological age in million years(Ma).
The valid input value depends on the chosen reconstruction model.
model
The reconstruction model name(optional).
Models:
"default" -- The valid time range is between 0 and 440.
Return:
Feature collection in GeoJSON format.
Example:
http://portal.gplates.org/service/get_coastline_polygons/?time=140
Try it in an interactive online map