HarelM
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5 days ago Thanks for taking the time to open this feature request!
Manipulating the search results to favor closer entities is not an easy task and creating advance search for types etc is also a great idea for the simple reason users won't know that it exists.
Right now there are already some advances search capabilities such as exact match using " and search within boundaries using ,.
Making the search more complicated without a way to inform the users about it is basically implementing a feature for a specific user or a specific case, which is not worth the time in most cases.
Adding a distance from current location to search results might be a good middle ground, but I fear it will clutter the UI.
I'll think about it never-the-less.
If you have good examples (besides google obviously, since I can't compete with them) of apps that has a good user experience around search that is able to do what you requested I'll be happy to take a look.
roiros
What is the problem this feature will solve?
I have a hard time finding relevant information in my proximity.
It's mostly camping spots but also funtation, water taps and so on.
The process of removing elements from the map and then adding them back is tidious and fiddly.
What is the feature you are proposing to solve the problem?
Localized searches results by both name and type. +showing the distance from current location/center of maps screen would even better it.
What alternatives have you considered or tried?
Removing and adding elements.
Using Google maps and then coming back to the app.
Additional information
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