Searching the map

The Map component can include both text and range filter search tools to allow you to find specific locations.

The text search allows you to display locations based on their proximity to a specified place name. For example, you can display locations within 10 miles of Boston, Massachusetts.

Note:

The version of MapViewer used by the component may be limited to selected geographic areas. If you try to do a text search based on a location outside those geographic areas, an error displays.

The range search allows you to only display locations in a selected area of the map.

To do text and range searches on the Map component:

To do a text search:
1. Click the Geospatial Text Search icon above the zoom bar.
  
  The Location Search pop-up displays.
2. In the field, type the search text.
3. In the Show locations within field, specify the number of miles or kilometers, then select the unit of measurement.
4. Click the search icon.
  
  The map is updated to only show pins for locations within the specified area.
  
  If the Auto Pan check box is selected, the map shifts automatically to display all of the pins for the first page of results. This also adds a Range Filter entry to the Selected Refinements panel.
To do a range search:
1. Click the range search icon.
2. On the map, click and drag the mouse from the middle to the edge of the area to select.
  
  As you drag the mouse, the distance from the point you started at displays.
3. When you have selected the area you want, release the mouse.
  
  The map is updated to only display pins for locations within that selected area.
  
  A Range Filter entry also is added to the Selected Refinements panel.
  
  If the Auto Pan check box is selected, the map shifts automatically to display all of the pins for the first page of results.