Create an MKCoordinateRegion from an array of coordinates. Safely handles coordinates that cross the 180th meridian.

MapKitExtensions.swift

import MapKit

extension MKCoordinateRegion {
	
	init?(coordinates: [CLLocationCoordinate2D]) {
		
		// first create a region centered around the prime meridian
		let primeRegion = MKCoordinateRegion.region(for: coordinates, transform: { $0 }, inverseTransform: { $0 })
		
		// next create a region centered around the 180th meridian
		let transformedRegion = MKCoordinateRegion.region(for: coordinates, transform: MKCoordinateRegion.transform, inverseTransform: MKCoordinateRegion.inverseTransform)
		
		// return the region that has the smallest longitude delta
		if let a = primeRegion,
			let b = transformedRegion,
			let min = [a, b].min(by: { $0.span.longitudeDelta < $1.span.longitudeDelta }) {
			self = min
		}
			
		else if let a = primeRegion {
			self = a
		}
			
		else if let b = transformedRegion {
			self = b
		}
			
		else {
			return nil
		}
	}
	
	// Latitude -180...180 -> 0...360
	private static func transform(c: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> CLLocationCoordinate2D {
		if c.longitude < 0 { return CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(c.latitude, 360 + c.longitude) }
		return c
	}
	
	// Latitude 0...360 -> -180...180
	private static func inverseTransform(c: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> CLLocationCoordinate2D {
		if c.longitude > 180 { return CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(c.latitude, -360 + c.longitude) }
		return c
	}
	
	private typealias Transform = (CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> (CLLocationCoordinate2D)
	
	private static func region(for coordinates: [CLLocationCoordinate2D], transform: Transform, inverseTransform: Transform) -> MKCoordinateRegion? {
		
		// handle empty array
		guard !coordinates.isEmpty else { return nil }
		
		// handle single coordinate
		guard coordinates.count > 1 else {
			return MKCoordinateRegion(center: coordinates[0], span: MKCoordinateSpanMake(1, 1))
		}
		
		let transformed = coordinates.map(transform)
		
		// find the span
		let minLat = transformed.min { $0.latitude < $1.latitude }!.latitude
		let maxLat = transformed.max { $0.latitude < $1.latitude }!.latitude
		let minLon = transformed.min { $0.longitude < $1.longitude }!.longitude
		let maxLon = transformed.max { $0.longitude < $1.longitude }!.longitude
		let span = MKCoordinateSpanMake(maxLat - minLat, maxLon - minLon)
		
		// find the center of the span
		let center = inverseTransform(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake((maxLat - span.latitudeDelta / 2), maxLon - span.longitudeDelta / 2))
		
		return MKCoordinateRegionMake(center, span)
	}
}

Thanks for this!

This helped me out with making my first iOS project! I'll share your github on my blog! thank you again :)

This is amazing, but how can I add some padding for the edges? in other words I need the zoom level to be larger so pins are not on the edges of the screen. @dionc

Brilliant.

Saved me figuring it out from this article. http://janmatuschek.de/LatitudeLongitudeBoundingCoordinates

Thanks 👍

Made an adjustment to accommodate for a padding factor:

import MapKit

extension MKCoordinateRegion {

    init?(coordinates: [CLLocationCoordinate2D], paddingFactor: Double = 0.2) {

        // first create a region centered around the prime meridian
        let primeRegion = MKCoordinateRegion.region(for: coordinates, transform: { $0 }, inverseTransform: { $0 })

        // next create a region centered around the 180th meridian
        let transformedRegion = MKCoordinateRegion.region(for: coordinates, transform: MKCoordinateRegion.transform, inverseTransform: MKCoordinateRegion.inverseTransform)

        // return the region that has the smallest longitude delta and apply padding
        if let a = primeRegion,
           let b = transformedRegion,
           let minRegion = [a, b].min(by: { $0.span.longitudeDelta < $1.span.longitudeDelta })
        {
            self = minRegion.withPadding(paddingFactor)
        } else if let a = primeRegion {
            self = a.withPadding(paddingFactor)
        } else if let b = transformedRegion {
            self = b.withPadding(paddingFactor)
        } else {
            return nil
        }
    }

    // Apply padding to a region by increasing the span deltas
    func withPadding(_ factor: Double) -> MKCoordinateRegion {
        let latitudeDeltaWithPadding = span.latitudeDelta * (1 + factor)
        let longitudeDeltaWithPadding = span.longitudeDelta * (1 + factor)
        let spanWithPadding = MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: latitudeDeltaWithPadding, longitudeDelta: longitudeDeltaWithPadding)
        return MKCoordinateRegion(center: center, span: spanWithPadding)
    }

    // Latitude -180...180 -> 0...360
    private static func transform(c: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> CLLocationCoordinate2D {
        if c.longitude < 0 { return CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(c.latitude, 360 + c.longitude) }
        return c
    }

    // Latitude 0...360 -> -180...180
    private static func inverseTransform(c: CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> CLLocationCoordinate2D {
        if c.longitude > 180 { return CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(c.latitude, -360 + c.longitude) }
        return c
    }

    private typealias Transform = (CLLocationCoordinate2D) -> (CLLocationCoordinate2D)

    private static func region(for coordinates: [CLLocationCoordinate2D], transform: Transform, inverseTransform: Transform) -> MKCoordinateRegion? {

        // handle empty array
        guard !coordinates.isEmpty else { return nil }

        // handle single coordinate
        guard coordinates.count > 1 else {
            return MKCoordinateRegion(center: coordinates[0], span: MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: 1, longitudeDelta: 1))
        }

        let transformed = coordinates.map(transform)

        // find the span
        let minLat = transformed.min { $0.latitude < $1.latitude }!.latitude
        let maxLat = transformed.max { $0.latitude < $1.latitude }!.latitude
        let minLon = transformed.min { $0.longitude < $1.longitude }!.longitude
        let maxLon = transformed.max { $0.longitude < $1.longitude }!.longitude
        let span = MKCoordinateSpan(latitudeDelta: maxLat - minLat, longitudeDelta: maxLon - minLon)

        // find the center of the span
        let center = inverseTransform(CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(maxLat - span.latitudeDelta / 2, maxLon - span.longitudeDelta / 2))

        return MKCoordinateRegion(center: center, span: span)
    }
}