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Originally Posted by TheJason View Post
Can you make GeePS show places as you zoom in?

I noticed last week a feature that I'd become accustomed to in regular pc/windows google maps wasn't available in GeePS. On my laptop, as you zoom in to a location on the map, you see business locations and property/lot boundaries. This could be very useful in a situation where you're in an unfamiliar location and you just want to see what's around you without having to randomly drive around looking as opposed to paying attention to the road and other drivers.
This is not a feature available on the current Google API as far as I can tell.

Originally Posted by TheJason View Post
I read that you plan to "add window with "business information" (address, phone, web site)"

I have used the search function and it is helpful.
But it would be very convenient to also just be able to zoom in and see what's close. This is something easy to do single-handed at a stoplight for instance when driving.
I don't disagree. It is just that I "have" already the business contact information I just need to create the interface to display it.

Originally Posted by TheJason View Post
In a more recent post you mentioned that you were still hopeful that google will "open" the "places api" so you can show even more information.
I just wanted to aknowledge that I saw this. I don't exactly know what it means. It sounds like the very thing you need to access to make this happen?
The google local search has been deprecated and the google places api replaces it.
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GeePS - native UI around google maps - GApp - access to optimized mobile "google apps".
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