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Add an "Analyze" button to the Near Me widget

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02-03-2025 11:16 AM
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HollyTorpey_LSA
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Idea: Add a renamable "Analyze" button to the Near Me widget rather than automatically launching the analysis when the Set Location data action is triggered (or make it an option).

Reason: I have a "Biological Data Toolbox" EB web app that has a long list of layers. I want users to be able to select a polygon from certain layers (e.g. parcels, project boundaries) to use as their analysis unit for the Near Me widget (see this idea). However, I don't want the analysis to immediately launch when they click "Set Location."

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Rather, I'd like users to have the opportunity to adjust the search radius and then click an "Analyze" button to initiate the search when they're satisfied with the analytical parameters.

Instead, the Near Me widget immediately launches its analysis. This is no big deal if the search radius is small and the configured analysis doesn't include a lot of layers, but for large analysis areas and analyses that include many layers, the analysis can take a loooong time and be frustrating for users who wanted to change the default search radius or who maybe didn't even mean to launch the analysis (not everyone understands what "Set Location" does and may click it just to see what happens. See this related idea.). 

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(I've renamed the Near Me widget "Analyze" in this app.)