Google Maps Find Nearest Utilities
Solution 1
Use HTTP Geocoder with Viewport Biasing (see: ReverseGeocoding and Viewport Biasing) and filter the JSON result.
Solution 2
Yes, it can.
It is explained here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/services.html#LocalSearch
See an example here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/examples/control-googlebar.html
Comments
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KOkon almost 2 years
How can I find the nearest hospital/fire department or anything like that around a specific city/area?
If you go to maps.google.com, then you type "San Francisco", then type "hospital", you will see all the hospitals around San Francisco.
Can the same thing be applied using geocoder?
Thanks a bunch!
Additional Note: I'm trying to use the geocoder manually, instead of using the search bar. That way I can control the outcome of the search-results.
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KOkon about 15 yearsThanks. But the problem with the search-bar, is that I can't control the results. I would expect to use something similar to GClientDecoder so that I can manipulate the result before being shown to the map.