01-10-2008, 10:27 AM
Quote:If you've been wondering what the Google Base API team has been working on lately, wonder no more. We are happy to tell you that a couple of new features were released in the last couple of weeks.
Location queries
We think locations are extremely useful for building a large variety of applications. Mashups of Google Maps spring to mind. They look cool and are easy to develop. That's why we devoted some of our time to improving location queries.Now you can:
* Query addresses: The radius (or lack thereof) in a location query will help you tune your results. If a radius is not provided, Google Base will match the items that are located in the specified area (zip code, city, state, country). If you include a radius, then Google Base will return the items located at a distance less than the radius from the center of the specified area...
full article: http://googlebase.blogspot.com/2008/01/n...tures.html