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How would the results differ from those presented using current methods? Aside from the circle around them, I see no difference. |
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Well, in Google Earth, at least, a search for a specific name will often find that name on the other side of the country. I've often wanted a "somewhere around here" restriction. That's what this idea seem to be about. |
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Generally, all you have to do is be specific about the place. That restricts the search to that area, unless there is an identically-named town with that store in the same area as the one you happen to be loking for. |
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I think this is a good idea, having run into baconbrain's problem a lot. A recent search for ATMs in midtown Manhattan gave results in New Jersey; trying to reinfe it yielded the Chase headquarters near Wall Street, hardly any better. |
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For most of us, drawing a circle on a map is much more intuitive than any other way of specifying nearness. |
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But even short of that, why does Google return *anything* not in the area already displayed on the map? It can be very hard to relate the found locations to the original site. If it can't find anything, a "widen search area" option could be provided. |
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The pen tool would not restrict the user
into drawing a circle; they would draw a
blob around only the areas they want to
include. This would be incredibly useful
for avoiding locations with traffic
problems, bad neighborhoods, and natural
boundaries (rivers, mountains). Have a
croissant with butter. [+] |
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