Radius - 5, 10, 15, 20 miles
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Nicole Wainwright
Sometimes we need to find people less than 25 miles away, Can we lower the option to less increments?
Mishelle Fisher
Hi there! Thank you for sharing this suggestion about the Location functionality.
Practically speaking, it's unlikely that we'll be able to accurately action an increment as small as 5 miles. The location data we use is not literally mapped to a specific point (such as longitude & latitude coordinates, or a building address) the way that you would encounter on a map tool. So without a specific epicenter, it can be difficult to consistently apply a narrow radius in a way that is meaningful and accurate.
We can explore possible ways to offer narrower search radius if enough customers indicate that this is an important need.
In the meantime, our best suggestion is that you can search by city and list out multiple adjacent cities if appropriate.
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Nicole Wainwright
Thank you for your reply. Yes 10/15 miles would be more practical.
Since we search for people for jobs, most will not travel 25 miles for work especially in dense populations such as New York City, Chicago or LA where 25 miles is really 1.5 hr commute. Even 10-15 miles would greatly help our use of the program.
Mishelle Fisher
Nicole Wainwright: Thank you for adding this description about your use case, it's very helpful! We'll continue to monitor, and we'll investigate further if it seems to be a popular request.
Mishelle Fisher
Hi there! Thank you for sharing this suggestion about the Location functionality.
Practically speaking, it's unlikely that we'll be able to accurately action an increment as small as 5 miles. The location data we use is not literally mapped to a specific point (such as longitude & latitude coordinates, or a building address) the way that you would encounter on a map tool. So without a specific epicenter, it can be difficult to consistently apply a narrow radius in a way that is meaningful and accurate.
We can explore possible ways to offer narrower search radius if enough customers indicate that this is an important need.
In the meantime, our best suggestion is that you can search by city and list out multiple adjacent cities if appropriate.