From 6dcb940bed984dcdc7ce22288e539782cf7fcb1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Schreiber <paul@techmatters.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:46:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?fix:=20gracefully=20handle=20areas=20where=20el?=
 =?UTF-8?q?evation=20data=20doesn=E2=80=99t=20exist?=
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---
 dev-client/src/model/elevation/elevationService.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/dev-client/src/model/elevation/elevationService.ts b/dev-client/src/model/elevation/elevationService.ts
index 302f25ac6..255dfe2bd 100644
--- a/dev-client/src/model/elevation/elevationService.ts
+++ b/dev-client/src/model/elevation/elevationService.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ export const getElevation = async (
     const response = await fetch(
       `https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/json/?${queryString}`,
     );
-    const result = await response.json();
+    const textResult = await response.text();
+    if (textResult === 'Invalid or missing input parameters.') {
+      return;
+    }
+    const result = JSON.parse(textResult);
 
     elevation = parseFloat(result.value);
   } catch (error) {