[OSM-talk] Nominatim weakness

[Jorge Gustavo Rocha]

Hi John,

i) There is no "competitor's map". The value of OSM is the data, not the 
map. You can create tons of different maps with OSM data.

Said that, you can create a website with more features than the 
"competitor's map". Feel free to do so. You can use the OSM data.

ii) Nominatim can search only within a bounding box. You can get the map 
extent and append to the nominatim query (viewboxlbrt parameter).

Regards,

J. Gustavo

Às 22:52 de 13-12-2015, John Goodman escreveu:
> Am I missing something, or is there no way to sort Nominatim searches on
> the main OpenStreetMap map page?
>
> For example, if my map is showing an area of the United States where I
> happen to know a mapped Starbucks exists, and I search for "Starbucks"
> in the search panel, the entire panel is filled with Starbucks in Japan.
> Do the same on a "competitor's" map, and you get what you expect: the
> Starbucks that are closest to the current map view are listed first.
>
> I could easily envision a first-time user not returning to OSM because
> of this.
>
> John
>
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