On Mar 23, 7:27 pm, JPodroskey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> * A map is loaded with residential data of a township
> * The user selects a point on the map and inputs a radius
> * I query the geometry server and get the dimensions of a graphic,
> represented by a circle and translated to the dimensions that make the
> graphic represent the radius around the starting point
> * Using that graphic, I make an IdentifyTask call back to server to
> get all of the residential addresses within the bounds of the graphic.
>
> Is Google Maps an appropriate tool to reproduce this?

The API can do points 1, 2 and 3 but not 4.

> Another thing to note is that while I'm currently asking the GIS
> server for the addresses, I also have the address available
> externally. So, if Google maps couldn't actually provide the
> residential addresses, could I pre-geocode them and then just use
> google maps to handle the "within a radius of a point" aspect against
> my geocoded data set?

Yes, although it would be easier and quicker with a server-side
database of addresses which the client map queries to display the
results.

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