Yahoo Local - GeoSpatial Searches
Yahoo Local - GeoSpatial Searching
eh?
Results from searches can now be interactively expanded/refined by geographical location.
*Top Tip - You need to use the 'Expand' Map when in 'Shrink' Map Mode
![Yahoo Local Nearest Interactive Radius Slider Yahoo Local Nearest Interactive Radius Slider](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexnBfsZYmSV_G4ey-A9PSOxCkwS26BCzVFnjn80r5aDLckRc6hhQwUeoqgWJ3nxyynWLz8IALmzGPflO4Pg9P0BaDhByUM9NE20erbYphIyt04hjSQGi6tE6jjRNXT5ScifAh/s320/Yahoo_Local_nearest_radius_slider.bmp)
After a search is returned you can expand or shrink the circle
![Yahoo Local Nearest Interactive Radius Slider Larger Area Yahoo Local Nearest Interactive Radius Slider Larger Area](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwsJfAWWqI5mmebVajB-ncZhVTudbJqyZ-mqvAVT-kXhT4lhixjXEvlpV2eD2BYa6GX6_NvGAVDT44u78I0fPNKk4MbvZoxGqaLdAR04_FrMs2cFZu8g8aPmOV6pDx8TY_0Mq/s320/Yahoo_Local_nearest_radius_slider2.bmp)
In this case expanding gets you a wider area of results
A Nice Touch! - One over Google Maps there?
![Yahoo Local London Nearest - No Radius Search Circle Yahoo Local London Nearest - No Radius Search Circle](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7OO5wn33CcYeSUim2BGydBbn1hREZSRvqiu1-4VGvTeNkM96uQjJ6KDMcBwVl_yook8yB85TGd14h3btn5VTCY-TWeAmzVtmHllkaCav7M08sveO91mGRoijsC3jE7l29R2D/s320/Yahoo_Local_London_nearest.bmp)
UK Users will have to sit and wait, this does not work in Yahoo Local UK. (yet)
More info on Geospatial techinques
Found via DigitalEarthBlog
The Official Post on this
Labels: Geospatial, Local, Nearest, Radius, Yahoo
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