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> searching around your current location instead of in the selected map area This is absolutely infuriating for trip planning.
by dharmab 8y ago
> searching around your current location instead of in the selected map area
This is absolutely infuriating for trip planning.
- bitpush 8y agoIsnt there a "Search this area" as you move the map to a different location?
- Waterluvian 8y agoYup. If the app was map-centric you wouldn't have to ask. Just start showing more markers. If each query was a layer, you would also have a basic GIS. You could allow the user to start asking spatial questions, such as, "Show me where all the Chinese food restaurants (layer 1) Best Buys (layer 2) are. "Hmm. I need to go to Best Buy but I'm flexible about food. Let's tap X on the Chinese food layer and search for Poutine restaurants instead."
- teraflop 8y agoYes, but it doesn't show up until after you've done a search, which means the damage may have already been done. Suppose you want to find things that match X near some landmark Y. As far as I know, you have two options. One is to search for the string "X near Y" and hope Google parses it correctly. The other is to search for Y, memorize its location on the map, search for X (which has a good chance of moving the map view to some random location), pan and zoom back to Y from memory, and click "search this area". It's a huge pain.
- tetrep 8y agoCritically, that option only appears after Maps hijacks your view to wherever it pleases. The same applies to other filters too, such as "open now." I'm stil amazed how hard Maps makes it to view a street name. I can fill my screen with a street and nothing else, and I still won't see its name. I feel like they actually do it on purpose to breed dependence on Maps for navigation references.
- nfoz 8y ago> I'm stil amazed how hard Maps makes it to view a street name. This is one of the reasons I prefer Apple Maps to Google's -- because IMO they do a slightly better job of that. Still wish it would be better, it's a daily nuisance for me.
- oeuviz 8y ago> I'm stil amazed how hard Maps makes it to view a street name. Even worse: rivers and streams
- pkulak 8y agoCome on now, guys. Street and landmark names are the LAST things we need from a mapping application...
- dawnerd 8y agoWorse is when you're looking for something local but it decides there's a great match halfway around the world and zooms you all the way there.
- jeffbax 8y agoAgreed, the amount of times it defaults to finding something a thousand miles away is significantly more infuriating than the rarer case when I want to specifically do that. If its a fairly fresh app launch, default to around me
- vinay427 8y agoEvery time I try to search for Asian, I get sent to Asia while my location is in the US. I have no idea how anyone would find that sort of "typo" correction and redirection halfway around the world useful.
- dharmab 8y agoKids using Maps as a globe would find that useful. Why not search for "Asian food"?
- symlinkk 8y agoHmm which use case is more common...kids usings Maps as a globe, or people looking for Asian food?
- vinay427 8y ago1. I'm perfectly fine with "Asia" redirecting me to the continent, which is generally expected behavior. I don't understand why a word that clearly means something distinct needs to redirect there as well. 2. The lack of consistency is especially annoying. "Italian" redirects to Italian restaurants in my area, and the same goes for "Chinese", etc.
- junga 8y agoWhere do you land when searching for "Italy" or "China"? I wouldn't call this "lack of consistency".