DaedalMap Geography Tools (loc_id)

Fast shape-only preflight for one loc_id or a bounded loc_id list. Reports whether each exact identity has reusable geometry and its geometry vintage. Historical geometry remains the primary result; an evidenced current successor is only an explicit follow-up choice. It does not resolve points or explain other identity relationships. Use before get_geometry or an export. No payment required.

Detailed relationship tool for two geographic identities. Returns temporal validity, N-way successor context, topology, geodesic intersection area, and directional overlap shares when approved geometry exists. Use this after a compact point lookup when the caller asks whether two tiers/releases really contain or overlap one another. A point-chain seam is not proof of strict parentage. Use resolve_reference first for names or outside identifiers. No payment required.

Free geography utility. Converts one reference, or a bounded list of references, from one geographic reference system into another by resolving through DaedalMap loc_id: X -> loc_id -> Y. Use this for workflows like ZIP/ZCTA to NWS fire zones, NWS zone to counties, county to overlapping ZCTAs, or any future catalog-backed crosswalk. No payment required.

Creates a synchronous v0 user-data conversion job with preserved scalar fields and JSON rows, CSV, JSON Lines, or Parquet output. Hosted service default: 7,500 rows, tuned around a 10-20 second response budget. A direct local-runtime loopback caller has no service item cap; local machine resources are the boundary. Identifier deduplication keeps repeated geography keys efficient.

Creates a synchronous v0 geometry export from exact loc_ids or one strict scope as real GeoJSON, gzipped GeoJSON, or zipped GeoJSON. Hosted service default: 250 selected loc_ids, sized around a 10-20 second response budget and configurable by deployment. A direct local-runtime loopback caller has no service item cap. Use estimate_geometry_package or get_tool_help for the effective access lane.

Free dry-run quote for uploaded or pasted user data conversion. Checks a fixed representative sample of up to 32 supplied rows through the real conversion resolver, then estimates total resolvable rows, output bytes, errors, and charge units. row_count is the full dataset size and is not replaced by the sample size. Conversion execution validates every submitted row and reports structured failures for unmatched keys. For a coordinate file, set geography_binding.mode to coordinates and send point_count (valid coordinate pairs counted locally), row_count, and request_id instead of items: no point is resolved, the quote is the ceiling for exactly those points, and resolve_points called with the same request_id reuses its quote_id. Quotes are maximums; execution charges only successfully resolved rows or points.

Dry-run estimate for a selected geometry export: exact loc_id count, shape/vintage availability, bytes, delivery mode, citation requirements, and charge units. This estimates an export artifact, not a canonical DaedalMap geometry release bundle.

List the current catalog-published data packs and their access lanes. Start here, then call get_pack for one selected pack.

Shape retrieval for exact loc_ids. The default lite response returns shape availability, family, vintage, centroid, and bounding box. Set detail='full' for the attached identity metadata block and include_polygon=true only when exact coordinates are needed. It does not explain hierarchy or crosswalks; use loc_id_info for those details. Historical geometry is returned first and successors are never substituted automatically. No payment required.

Retrieves a completed bounded v0 geometry export or conversion job by job_id. The current public contract creates completed inline jobs only; durable queued jobs and downloadable artifact links remain a future Custom Data Builder capability.

Describe one catalog-published pack, including sources, metrics, coverage, freshness, access, and a first query. Call this before querying an unfamiliar pack.

Describe one tool visible on this facade, including its input contract, access limits, refusals, example, outputs, and recommended next calls.

Free starting guide for the DaedalMap geography/geometry MCP. Call this first to learn the durable loc_id, administrative-spine, reference-family, discovery, point-lookup, and bounded-shape concepts. Then read the live geometry catalog for country-specific depths, families, and query guidance, and use get_tool_help for one exact tool. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Free dataset-orchestration utility. Accepts bounded samples from plausible scalar columns and determines which column contains geography, then identifies its maintained reference system, country, and administrative level. The caller performs only structural parsing and sampling; it must not assign geographic meaning in advance. Returns up to three reviewable bindings at 60% confidence or better, plus a coordinate fallback when present; only an unambiguous result at 80% or better is recommended automatically. No geometry is loaded and no full dataset is retained. No payment required.

Free geography utility. Checks a bounded sample of identifiers plus optional dataset/column context against maintained reference indexes and geometry banks. LLM clients must extract identifier values from the user's natural-language request and pass them as strings; do not put the prose question in the arguments, and preserve leading zeros. Use it when a caller is unsure which system or level their keys belong to. It returns one to three interpretations with confidence and preserves ambiguity until the user confirms one by retrying with expected.system. A caller who already knows the system can provide expected on the first call and receive a verified geography_binding directly. It does not convert the full dataset or return polygons. No payment required.

Free reference-system discovery. By default returns a compact list of published systems and whether each can exchange through loc_id. Pass country_scope whenever known. Set include_crosswalks=true only after selecting a country or system and needing bridge rows, vintages, counts, or license metadata. Geometry families themselves are listed by read_geometry_catalog. No payment required.

The drill-down tool for loc_ids returned by resolve_point and other geography calls. Pass one loc_id, or pass the point result's stack loc_ids together, to retrieve metadata, strict stored parentage, shape status, vintage/lifecycle fields, and child counts. Historical records are returned as requested; when an evidenced successor exists, supersession separately asks whether the caller wants it and never substitutes or fetches it automatically. Set include_hierarchy for the strict same-release ancestor chain and include_references for external or side-chain crosswalks. This is where detailed chain explanation belongs; resolve_point intentionally stays compact. For exact polygons use get_geometry, and for overlap or successor analysis use compare_geographies. No payment required.

Free compact geography discovery. Reads a small published projection and excludes staged or candidate work. Use view='capabilities' with country_scope to learn available families. Focused views return bounded inventory detail. Public view='full' redirects to the downloadable catalog instead of placing the raw catalog in an MCP response; local loopback may use read_wip=true for operator review. No payment required. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Second-pass resolution for one WGS84 coordinate. Supply a shallow_loc_id returned by resolve_point and one canonical family from read_geometry_catalog. family defaults to administrative; shape-backed families use direct bbox-to-exact-shape lookup without crosswalks. For multiple coordinates use resolve_deep_points. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Bulk second-pass resolution for one family. Supply a bounded WGS84 point array, one shared shallow_loc_id scope, and one canonical family. family defaults to administrative; other shape-backed families use direct bbox candidates followed by exact containment without crosswalks. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Strict hierarchy traversal. Given one stored parent loc_id and target admin level, returns descendants from that coherent parent chain. This is not the mixed-vintage latest-per-depth point resolver and must not bridge release seams. Use it before shape exports such as every county in a selected parent scope. No natural-language decoding is performed.

Compact first-pass reverse geocoding for one WGS84 coordinate. Returns an administrative loc_id chain through Admin 3 without opening deep partitions or side-family shape banks. Use its deepest shallow loc_id with resolve_deep_point for Admin 4-6 or one explicit family. For multiple coordinates use resolve_points. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Bulk first-pass reverse geocoding through Admin 3. Accepts a bounded cross-country WGS84 point array and never opens deep partitions or side-family shape banks. Group results by shallow scope before calling resolve_deep_points once per scope and family. Current catalog: The same geography tools work worldwide across a cataloged baseline of 252 geographic entities, reaching up to Admin 2. Where additional country releases are available, the same calls automatically return deeper administrative tiers or maintained reference families. Additional detail is currently available for Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States.

Free geography utility. Converts one value, or a bounded list of values, from an external or adjacent geographic reference system into the DaedalMap loc_id universe. Examples: from_system='zip' value='00601'; from_system='nws_fire' value='AKZ317'; from_system='admin_boundary' value='Fairfax County'. Returns ranked loc_id matches with bridge vintage, overlap weights, and provenance where applicable. Historical references are returned as requested; an evidenced successor is a separate optional question and is never substituted automatically. No payment required.