[OSM-talk] POI-searching application

[John F. Eldredge]

Does anyone know of an application for BlackBerry phones that allows one 
to search for OSM POIs of a certain type within a certain distance from 
a given location, or alternately of a web site that allows such 
searches?  I know of some sites that allow one to search for a POI by 
name, but I am looking for the type of search where you know what type 
of POI you are interested in, but not its name or exact location.  This 
would allow a version of  the location-based searches that various 
commercial applications and services (such as Google) offer.  Ideally, 
you could supply the content of more than one tag, so as to narrow down 
the results.

I have a mapping program on my BlackBerry, BigTinCan Mapper, that will 
display OSM tiles.  Unfortunately, it doesn't have the type of search 
capability I am looking for, and most POIs only show up at maximum zoom, 
where only a small geographical area is visible on-screen.  This makes 
it not particularly practical for large-scale POI searches.

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