MapGO is a web-based geospatial lookup tool that turns any coordinate, place name or US address into structured location data — administrative hierarchy, distance to coastline and borders, point-to-point measurements, and a 26-category property report.
What is MapGO?
MapGO is a browser-based mapping workspace that accepts a coordinate, place name or US address as input and returns location data as on-screen results, map tiles or a downloadable PDF report. It runs on the web at mapgo.io and is built on MapGO's own boundary and coastline datasets covering 254 countries and territories, 3,205 regions and provinces, and 45,689 districts and sub-regions. Lookups are free and require no signup.
Key Features
- Location hierarchy lookup — returns continent, country, region and district for any coordinate; a Big Ben example resolves to Europe › United Kingdom › England › Westminster › City of Westminster.
- Distance to coastline — measures how far a point sits from the nearest sea, e.g. 11.3 mi for Hollywood and 0.8 mi for Times Square.
- Distance to border — reports distance to the next administrative unit, such as 2.5 km from the Eiffel Tower to Hauts-de-Seine.
- Point-to-point measurement — distance and initial bearing between two coordinates, e.g. Paris → New York at 5,828.9 km, bearing 291.8°.
- Property Location Report — a PDF covering 26 categories for any US address, including natural hazard index, FEMA flood zones, wildfire exposure, public schools, homes on the market, house price trend, census statistics, reported crime, Superfund sites, wetlands and water, ground elevation and distance to coast.
- GIS file conversion — accepts Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML and GeoPackage and exports to Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, GPX, CSV, GeoPackage, FlatGeobuf or SQLite, paid with non-expiring credits.
- REST API and MCP server — the same lookups are exposed via RapidAPI and an MCP server so AI assistants such as Claude can query real measurements.
- Map drawing and area measurement — add markers, lines, polygons and labels, then export or share, and measure area in acres, hectares or square metres.
Who is it for?
- Property buyers and analysts: pull a 26-category PDF report on a US address before making a decision.
- GIS and data professionals: convert between Shapefile, GeoJSON, KML, GeoPackage and other formats without desktop software.
- Developers and AI builders: call the RapidAPI endpoints or connect the MCP server to answer location questions programmatically.
- General users: check which country, region and district any coordinate falls in, or how far a place is from the coast.
What can you do with MapGO?
- Property due diligence: enter a US address and download a PDF naming the source behind each of the 26 data categories.
- Coordinate resolution: paste a latitude/longitude pair and get continent-to-district hierarchy plus GPS formatting.
- Format conversion: drop in a Shapefile or GeoJSON, preview it on the map, then download it in the format you need.
- Distance checks: measure coastline distance, border distance or point-to-point distance with initial bearing.
How does MapGO work?
For a property report, you type a US address or drop a pin on the map, click Create report, and MapGO assembles location data around that point into a PDF. Free lookups work the same way without an account: enter a place or coordinate and the hierarchy, coastline and border results return immediately.
Pricing
MapGO offers free map lookups with no signup. Property reports and file conversions are paid through subscriptions or pay-as-you-go credit packs; conversion credits never expire. Specific prices are listed on the MapGO pricing page.
FAQ
Is MapGO free?
Basic location lookups — hierarchy, distance to coastline, distance to border and point-to-point measurement — are free and require no signup. Property reports and GIS file conversions are paid, either by subscr
