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Make a series of simple apps with each one demonstrating a single capability of our location services

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by reviewing the BC Address Geocoder capabilities listed in the issue and clarify which demonstrations are in scope, how each app should be organized, and which platforms are required. Done means a series of small apps exists, with each app demonstrating one location-service capability.

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Description

enhancement low priority

Rather than making one all singing and dancing demo app, make a series of small apps. Each app should demonstrate a single, location service capability. Here's a partial list of geocoder capabilities:
- find address with autocompletion
- find nearest site using map/mobile origin point
- find nearest site within a scale-appropriate bbox and using map/mobile origin point
- find nearest site within current localities and using map/mobile origin point
- find nearby sites within a scale-appropriate bbox and using map/ mobile origin point
- find sites within current map view bbox
- find occupant with name autocompletion
- find nearest occupant with tag autocompletion and map/mobile origin point
- find nearest occupant with tag autocompletion and within a scale-appropriate bbox and using a map/mobile origin point
- find nearby occupants with tag autocompletion and map/mobile origin point
- find nearby occupants with tag autocompletion and within current localities and using map/mobile origin point
- find occupants within bbox with tag autocompletion using current map view
- find nearest intersection a scale-appropriate bbox with map/mobile origin point
- find nearby intersections within current localities with map/mobile origin point
- find intersections within current map view bbox

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