Hi, I am using OpenLayers client side with a postGIS backend and have a map of county and zip layers that are hidden (each layer has one feature). I want to show them when the user requests them in a form GUI.
To do this I need to : A) Obtain the centroid of the zip inputted from the features' geometry of the corresponding layer. B) Loop through the layers and perform a distance query on the centroid as compared to each layer's geometry to determine if it resides within x miles. C) Show the layer when the distance query returns true. I know how to toggle layer visibility (C). And I know how to access individual layers. I could use Ajax to perform the distance queries in POSTGIS, but would like to know how to do it client side so I can gauge performance (and gain more knowledge working with OpenLayers). Can anyone provide any insight or examples specifically in referencing geometries from layers and performing distance queries on them?
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