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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api?hl=en.
