Custom POI Search plug-in Python code sampleΒΆ
The Custom POI Search
search plug-in sample code uses the GEE
Python search module to query the Google Places database
(www.google.com) via the Google Places
API. It demonstrates
how to construct and query an external database based on a URL
search string, extract geometries from the result, associate
various styles with them, and return the response back to the
client.
You can find the two Python files for the POI Search
plug-in
in the following location:
/opt/google/gehttpd/wsgi-bin/search/plugin/custom_POI_search_app.py
/opt/google/gehttpd/wsgi-bin/search/plugin/custom_POI_search_handler.py
In this Python module, an implementation has been provided to access the Google Places database, format the results, and send the response in XML or JSON as per the requirement. Valid inputs are:
location=lat,lng
radius = 10(in miles)
key = <server key required to access the Google Places database>
Further information about obtaining a server key is documented at: