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Google Maps Find Nearest Utilities

How can I find the nearest hospital/fire department or anything like that around a specific city/area?

If you go to maps.google.com, then you type "San Francisco", then type "hospital", you will see all the hospitals around San Francisco.

Can the same thing be applied using geocoder?

Thanks a bunch!

Additional Note: I'm trying to use the geocoder manually, instead of using the search bar. That way I can control the outcome of the search-results.

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KOkon Avatar asked Mar 25 '09 22:03

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1 Answers

Use HTTP Geocoder with Viewport Biasing (see: ReverseGeocoding and Viewport Biasing) and filter the JSON result.

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muratgu Avatar answered Oct 12 '22 15:10

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