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  • Fergus Davidson 309 posts 588 karma points
    Feb 17, 2017 @ 11:24
    Fergus Davidson
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    any plans to integrate Places API?

    Hi Jonathan, great package.

    is there any plan to add a 'show places near this central location' function.

    e.g. admin would add multiple Google PlaceTypes [cafe, resaurant, bar]

    markers would be added around the central location to show ' eating out in this area' etc using Places API

    hope that makes sense

  • Jonathan Richards 288 posts 1742 karma points MVP
    Feb 17, 2017 @ 11:53
    Jonathan Richards
    100

    Hi Ferg

    In my ignorance, I was unaware of this feature. To aid my understanding, I've tried to break it down.

    When creating a new Terratype datatype: Would select from a predefined list which PlaceType items the map should be interested in; Cafes, Restaurants, etc. Maybe select the icon used for each PlaceType.

    When editing Terratype as a Content Editor: No change

    When rendering Terratype maps on Front-End:

    • Option 1: Any relevant PlaceTypes near any icons would be displayed as extra icons as map is loaded. This could make the map very crowded, suggest using smaller icons to represent PlaceTypes.

    • Option 2: When the user clicks the icon, it would display all the relevant PlaceTypes nearby.

    • Option 3: Have a button located on the map to switch on/off relevant PlaceTypes

    As a feature, I can see this as entirely possible, and can imagine a sizable few would enjoy it, but for my current road-map for Terratype, its new providers (OpenStreetMap, Bing) that I have next to do. So it wouldn't be happening for months/year, except if a paying customer asked for it, and then like magic it would appear very quickly, otherwise sorry - but I wish to re-iterate, cool that you brought this up, as I love to add features like this, time permitting.

    Jonathan

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