Search by Street Name

[lanham01]

Can I, within iMapBuilder without doing Flash/html programming, add a search field so the user can enter a street name and it will search only within my map's area and zoom to that street?

[chfung]

Published maps created by our Google Map Builder includes basic search, which allows searching the map with general locations and add a pinpoint to it. Please enable the toolbar in the published map, and click on the first icon (which looks like an aim) on the taskbar. It would use Google Maps API to search for locations and add the pin on the map.

[lanham01]

I understand that. But will the user be able to locate a street by typing the street name in the search?

[chfung]

I understand that. But will the user be able to locate a street by typing the street name in the search?

Yes you can, but the address should be precise for a correct search.

[lanham01]

The maps I create the user will not have an address. He will only have a Street Name.
Will the user be able to locate a street by searching only on the Street Name?

[chfung]

The maps I create the user will not have an address. He will only have a Street Name.
Will the user be able to locate a street by searching only on the Street Name?

Yes or No. If the street name is very unique, the result would be more or less correct. If the street name is very common (e.g. Church Street), the desired result may not be returned and pinpointed on the map. As we route these searches to Google, it also depends on how Google finds the location and return the result to us.

So to get the correct location, you can include more place names (such as city/state or even country names) appended to the street name. For example, we need to find Broadway in NYC. To ensure the search returns the desired result, the search term to be entered is "Broadway, New York City".