Convert JSON into GeoJSON compatible with Mapbox Studio - json

Question

I'm attempting to use this JSON from a SpaceX API to display the locations of all the SpaceX launch sites on a Mapbox map using Mapbox-GL. When I attempt to load this into a dataset in Mapbox Studio I get an error that says: Input failed. "type" member required on line 1.
I assume this is due to the way that the JSON is structured i.e. it doesn't have GeoJSON properties.
How can I easily adapt this JSON and convert it into GeoJSON that works with Mapbox?

Answer 1

The JSON file you provided isn't a valid GeoJSON. You can read more about the specification of the format here: http://geojson.org/
You would want a small script to transform the SpaceX JSON file into valid GeoJSON. Currently a single record looks like this:
{
"id": "ccafs_slc_40",
"full_name": "Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40",
"status": "active",
"location": {
"name": "Cape Canaveral",
"region": "Florida",
"latitude": 28.5618571,
"longitude": -80.577366
},
"vehicles_launched": [
"Falcon 9"
],
"details": "SpaceX primary Falcon 9 launch pad, where all east coast Falcon 9s launched prior to the AMOS-6 anomaly. Initially used to launch Titan rockets for Lockheed Martin. Back online since CRS-13 on 2017-12-15."
}
What you probably want is a Feature with a geometry type of Point like this:
{
"type": "Feature",
"geometry": {
"type": "Point",
"coordinates": [-80.577366, 28.5618571]
},
"properties": {
"id": "ccafs_slc_40",
"full_name": "Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40",
"status": "active",
"location": {
"name": "Cape Canaveral",
"region": "Florida"
},
"vehicles_launched": ["Falcon 9"],
"details":
"SpaceX primary Falcon 9 launch pad, where all east coast Falcon 9s launched prior to the AMOS-6 anomaly. Initially used to launch Titan rockets for Lockheed Martin. Back online since CRS-13 on 2017-12-15."
}
}
After you transformed each record of your original array, you need to wrap them in a FeatureCollection in order for mapbox-gl to render it:
{
"type": "FeatureCollection",
"features": [
//...
]
}