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# Research: search functionality
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How do various mapping platforms offer the 'search'-functionality?
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This research in preparation for the search functionality
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## Google
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The search bar is visible from the start at the top left.
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When the search bar is focused, the 'recent'-searches are shown.
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When typing a category, options for this category are listed in the sidebar and on the map.
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Hovering over them will shop a pin on their location on the map.
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Note that filters are suggested on the top left.
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When clicking a docter, another side bar (more to the middle) shows the basic info, never obscuring the search results:
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### Mobile
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The sidepanels are shown fullscreen, the map view is not visible
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## Apple
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### Desktop
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The newly launched apple Maps has a prominent side bar, showing 'search', 'guides' and 'directions'.
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Clicking the search opens another sidebar, which features:
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1. The search bar
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2. Recently searched
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3. Find Nearby (with some common POI categories)
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Starting to type a search will offer some options under the searchbar; searching results in many options.
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This searches nearby (< 100km) and shows a not very obvious pin on the map.
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Hovering over an option in the UI has no effect on the map.
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Searching a place will open a new sidebar, with some basic information, e.g. the wikipedia article and some pictures
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### Mobile
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The browser version is not supported on small screens - except on iPhones.
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Luckily, there are [plenty online ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6p3nGzHPUk)[tutorials around](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH1uV1jXY58)
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A similar pattern appears here, even though, when selecting an option from the search result list, this option will receive a huge pin.
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## Bing
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### Desktop
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Very similar to google/Apple
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A popup on the map is shown on hover, but utterly useless as _unhovering_ the entry will hide the popup.
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This popup is also triggered when hovering the pin, but here it _is_ possible to move into the popup.
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However, clicking the entry or pin will open the entry for the POI:
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### Mobile
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(Note: trying the responsive design doesn't properly work)
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A bottom card shows all the entries, the map view is completely hidden
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## OpenStreetMap
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A simple list with entries is shown on the left, hovering an entry will reveal the location on the map
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## Here Maps (Here We Go)
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(Note: does not work on librewolf)
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This offers a very clean, minimalistic approach with cold colours.
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Note that search pins where _two_ entries are at the same location, get a different colour.
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## OsmAnd
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OsmAnd is not known for it's userfriendliness.
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The flow is:
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1. Select the search button
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2. A screen is opened with a search button on top + tab with recents, categories, ...
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3. Typing text will search addresses, placenames and categories
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4. Selecting a category will show them as dot on the map
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# Other considerations
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Support for coordinates (some always interpret lat, lon) and optional reverse geocoding (#1599)
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Support for OSM-ids (e.g. node/123, https://osm.org/node/123) (#1671)
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Support for layers (categories) and/or switching themes
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Switch themes (or layers) via search (https://github.com/pietervdvn/MapComplete/issues/1385)
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Open the popup on exact match (https://github.com/pietervdvn/MapComplete/issues/1385)
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https://github.com/pietervdvn/MapComplete/issues/1480
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