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Kelvin
Kelvin

Reputation: 8963

How to search for a place within specified area in Google Maps

I have an area (multiple regions in France) on the map described by geographical coordinates (longitude and latitudes). Is there a way to pass this set of coordinates to google API and limit search results within this area?

We are using the following example from google documentation:

https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/places-searchbox

Thank you

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3416

Answers (2)

geocodezip
geocodezip

Reputation: 161324

You can use the bounds SearchBoxOption to "bias" the search towards your geographic area.

google.maps.places.SearchBoxOptions object specification

The options that can be set on a SearchBox object.

Properties

Properties Type Description

bounds LatLngBounds The area towards which to bias query predictions. Predictions are biased towards, but not restricted to, queries targeting these bounds.

Note that a LatLngBounds object is a rectangle, not a polygon.

Upvotes: 1

AlexB
AlexB

Reputation: 7416

You can't pass a special set of coordinates to your Searchbox, nor to the Autocompelte field.

However, you can limit your result to a type of area. All types are defined in the documentation. Depending of what you call "regions", you should take a look to restrict your search to
types: ['(regions)'] or types: ['(administrative_area_level_{X})']

Upvotes: 0

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