Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-25 Thread JJ Zolper
I agree I can have the user input city and state and do a lat lon as a basic search and let the user put in their home address or pan on a map for an advanced search. However given the large amounts of data Im striving for pure speed and efficiency. By possibly deciding againist geolocation and

Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-24 Thread Markus Gattol
I see. You could use geolocation and still let the user input his location manually though even after you got a result via geolocation. The manual result via geocoding you can do in various ways like simple 'user puts in address, lat/lng is returned' or maybe even 'user drags marker to his

Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-24 Thread JJ Zolper
I dont believe I said it wasnt supported. Currently I am interested in having the user have the flexibility to change and update their location manually so they can find results in their area. I dont believe geolocation is the answer for that. I have the user input city and state and use WGS84

Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-24 Thread Markus Gattol
You're mistaken if you think only mobile devices support geolocation queries; current Chrome for example supports it already - info: https://developers.google.com/maps/articles/geolocation - test your browser: http://hpneo.github.com/gmaps/examples/geolocation.html -- You received this

Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-24 Thread JJ Zolper
Thank you for the great information! Currently I'm focused on my desktop browser platform but if I move to mobile I'll consider GeoLocation! JJ On Tuesday, July 24, 2012 10:56:34 AM UTC-4, Melvyn Sopacua wrote: > > On 15-7-2012 4:30, JJ Zolper wrote: > > > So i was thinking maybe GeoIP might

Re: Query Distances from User

2012-07-24 Thread Melvyn Sopacua
On 15-7-2012 4:30, JJ Zolper wrote: > So i was thinking maybe GeoIP might be good because it will use the users > location and last known GeoIP of the artist for example. > > I was curious if anyone had any ideas or better ideas then I had. IP addresses are only good if the remote address

Query Distances from User

2012-07-14 Thread JJ Zolper
So heres my goal: The user logins in and goes to a discover page. They enter a distance from their location as the requested results scope. Lets say 25 miles from where I live for example. Additionally they could pick like a genre or music but not as important. So they hit seach and see in a