In this update, we mostly worked on performance improvement in Near Me.
Near Me previously encountered performance issues when processing large datasets, dense or complex geometries, or handling large number of configured layers. These challenges could cause the user interface to become unresponsive, requiring users to wait until it recovered.
In the February 2026 update, several enhancements were introduced to boost performance and user experience, especially when working with large, complex, or geometry-dense datasets. While the visual changes on the front end are minimal, the backend functionalities got significant updates to improve performance. This performance improvement initiative is an ongoing, long-term project, and we are actively working in this area.
1) Performance enhancements Introduced:
Near Me now defers certain actions until needed, improving responsiveness.
For example. when running Near Me, it first shows the count of results. In case of result count over 10000, actual results (first 20) are rendered only when users expand a layer accordion.
- A threshold of 10,000 records
Following functionalities in Near Me need all results to be fetched to work,
- Export
- Generating output data source
- Clip features (Proximity setting for line or polygon features)
- Highlighting features
With the new changes, if the result count is below 10,000, the above features will work without doing anything from the user's side but if result count is above 10,000, users will need to use Retrieve all tool for these to work.
For more detail about these changes and best practices for performance optimization, please visit the blog
2) “Regardless of layer visibility, display results in” setting is enhanced and we added support to hide hidden layers result’s (layers that have their visibility turned off in the map) in Near Me widget panel:
- Near Me panel — When enabled, display results from hidden layers when the Near Me widget finds results from those layers. You can turn this option off to hide the results from hidden layers.
- Map — When enabled, it turns on layer visibility for any hidden layers on the map when the Near Me widget finds results from those layers.
3) URL parameters — Added a new setting for URL parameters in General settings tab. When this option is turned on, the Near Me widget runs automatically for features selected with URL parameters.
