Near Me Widget question #2

Question

Does anyone have an idea on how I can use the Near Me widget with two different layers?  I would like to use a layer that is going to be the territory, called Layer#1 for example.   I would like to search inside of Layer#1 for items in a different layer called Layer#2.  If the user chooses a near me location outside of the territory, (Layer#1) they would get a response stating that is not a valid search location.

Thank you in advance for any ideas.  I have a feeling I need to be setting this up in the Map and not in EB but I have no clue at this point.  I did see one example of this and the area outside of Layer#1 was grayed out and I would be great with that, just don't know how to do it.

Terry

I am including a map I saw that had this functionality.  I did reach out but have not gotten a response as of yet, so I wanted to see if anyone here had any ideas.

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VenkataKondepati · Accepted Answer

Easiest (no-code): use Zone Lookup Instant App

* Web map with Layer#1 (territory) + Layer#2 (targets).

* Zone Lookup → set Zone layer = Layer#1, “Layers to show in zone” = Layer#2.

* Turn on “Mask outside zone / gray out outside” and “Show message when address not in a zone.”

* Result: users click/tap; if outside territory → friendly “not a valid location” message.

Experience Builder (Near Me) setup

* Keep Near Me searching Layer#2.

* Add a Query (or Filter) against Layer#1 that runs on map click (point buffer = 0) with Intersects.

* If the Query returns 0 features, show an Alert/Text (“Outside territory”) and don’t run Near Me.

* If ≥1, let Near Me execute; optionally add a mask layer in the web map (big rectangle minus territories) to gray out outside.

AzizaParveen1 · Accepted Answer

Hi @TerrySteege

If I understand your workflow correctly, you are looking to get results from Layer 2 that are intersected with Layer 1.

For example, I have a School district layer and a school layer. I would like to find all the schools within a particular school district.

In this type scenario, you can use multiple options, I have mentioned just two in here but you can also accomplish the same workflow using Filter, Query, List and other widgets as @VenkataKondepati mentioned.

Run Near Me when a feature is selected on the map

* Add Near Me,
* Add a Proximity analysis on School layer.
* Change default buffer distance to 0
* From General tab, add some transparency to the sketch color
* Click on the map widget and from the action tab
* Add a trigger > Record selection changes > Near me > Set location
* Save and publish.
* Now launch the app and Click on a School District in the map and notice that Near Me run the analysis on School layer.
* Example app: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/09cea0a9538f42ab9d41001c51a05b88?draft=true

Search a School district in the search widget and return all the schools within that district

* Add Near Me,
* Add a Proximity analysis on School layer.
* Change default buffer distance to 0
* From General tab, add some transparency to the sketch color
* Add search widget
* Configure search widget to search on School district layer only
* Expand search Results section and make sure Auto select the first result is checked.
* Click on the Action tab of the Search widget
* And in the Record selection changes message action, click Add action > Near me >Set location.
*  Save and publish.
*  Now search for Indian Prairie School District 204 in the search widget and notice that Near Me returns schools that are within the Indian Prairie School District.
* Example app: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a2ec5a30877640bc8489210e62c71cdb?draft=true