diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index d4cf0257..21b465f0 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var controllers     = {};
 controllers.index   = require('./controller/index');
 controllers.doc     = require('./controller/doc');
 controllers.suggest = require('./controller/suggest');
+controllers.suggest_nearby = require('./controller/suggest_nearby');
 controllers.search  = require('./controller/search');
 
 /** ----------------------- routes ----------------------- **/
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ app.get( '/doc', sanitisers.doc.middleware, controllers.doc() );
 
 // suggest API
 app.get( '/suggest', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest() );
+app.get( '/suggest/nearby', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.suggest_nearby() );
 
 // search API
 app.get( '/search', sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
diff --git a/controller/suggest.js b/controller/suggest.js
index b0a30f70..12269fef 100644
--- a/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/controller/suggest.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var service = {
   mget: require('../service/mget')
 };
 var geojsonify = require('../helper/geojsonify').search;
+var async = require('async');
 
 function setup( backend, query ){
 
@@ -13,14 +14,36 @@ function setup( backend, query ){
 
   function controller( req, res, next ){
 
-    // backend command
     var cmd = {
       index: 'pelias',
       body: query( req.clean )
     };
 
-    // responder
-    function reply( docs ){
+    var SIZE = req.clean.size || 10;
+
+    var query_backend = function(cmd, callback) {
+      // query backend
+      service.suggest( backend, cmd, function( err, docs ){
+        
+        // error handler
+        if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+
+        callback(null, docs);
+      });
+    };
+
+    var dedup = function(combined) {
+      var unique_ids = [];
+      return combined.filter(function(item, pos) {
+        if (unique_ids.indexOf(item.text) == -1) {
+          unique_ids.push(item.text);
+          return true;  
+        }
+        return false;
+      });
+    };
+
+    var reply = function(docs) {
       
       // convert docs to geojson
       var geojson = geojsonify( docs );
@@ -30,21 +53,17 @@ function setup( backend, query ){
 
       // respond
       return res.status(200).json( geojson );
-    }
-
-    // query backend
-    service.suggest( backend, cmd, function( err, suggested ){
+    };
 
-      // error handler
-      if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+    var respond = function(data) {
 
       // no documents suggested, return empty array to avoid ActionRequestValidationException
-      if( !Array.isArray( suggested ) || !suggested.length ){
+      if( !Array.isArray( data ) || !data.length ){
         return reply([]);
       }
 
       // map suggester output to mget query
-      var query = suggested.map( function( doc ) {
+      var query = data.map( function( doc ) {
         var idParts = doc.text.split(':');
         return {
           _index: 'pelias',
@@ -62,8 +81,72 @@ function setup( backend, query ){
         return reply( docs );
 
       });
-    });
 
+    };
+
+    if (req.clean.input) {
+      var async_query;
+
+      // admin only
+      req.admin = {};
+      for (k in req.clean) { req.admin[k] = req.clean[k] }
+      req.admin.layers = ['admin0','admin1','admin2'];
+
+      if (req.clean.input.length < 4 && isNaN(parseInt(req.clean.input, 10))) {
+        async_query = {
+          admin_3p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin, 3 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          admin_1p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin, 1 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          all_3p: function(callback) {
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 3 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        async_query = {
+          all_5p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 5);
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          all_3p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 3);
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          all_1p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.clean, 1 );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          },
+          admin_1p: function(callback){
+            cmd.body = query( req.admin );
+            query_backend(cmd, callback);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      
+      async.parallel(async_query, function(err, results) {
+        // results is equal to: {a: docs, b: docs, c: docs}
+        var splice_length = parseInt((SIZE / Object.keys(results).length), 10);
+        var results_keys = Object.keys(async_query);
+        
+        var combined = []; 
+        results_keys.forEach(function(key){
+          combined = combined.concat(results[key].splice(0,splice_length));
+        });
+        
+        combined = dedup(combined);
+        respond(combined);
+      });
+    } else {
+      query_backend(cmd, function(err, results) {
+        respond(results);
+      });
+    }
+  
   }
 
   return controller;
diff --git a/controller/suggest_nearby.js b/controller/suggest_nearby.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0a30f70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controller/suggest_nearby.js
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+var service = {
+  suggest: require('../service/suggest'),
+  mget: require('../service/mget')
+};
+var geojsonify = require('../helper/geojsonify').search;
+
+function setup( backend, query ){
+
+  // allow overriding of dependencies
+  backend = backend || require('../src/backend');
+  query = query || require('../query/suggest');
+
+  function controller( req, res, next ){
+
+    // backend command
+    var cmd = {
+      index: 'pelias',
+      body: query( req.clean )
+    };
+
+    // responder
+    function reply( docs ){
+      
+      // convert docs to geojson
+      var geojson = geojsonify( docs );
+
+      // response envelope
+      geojson.date = new Date().getTime();
+
+      // respond
+      return res.status(200).json( geojson );
+    }
+
+    // query backend
+    service.suggest( backend, cmd, function( err, suggested ){
+
+      // error handler
+      if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+
+      // no documents suggested, return empty array to avoid ActionRequestValidationException
+      if( !Array.isArray( suggested ) || !suggested.length ){
+        return reply([]);
+      }
+
+      // map suggester output to mget query
+      var query = suggested.map( function( doc ) {
+        var idParts = doc.text.split(':');
+        return {
+          _index: 'pelias',
+          _type: idParts[0],
+          _id: idParts[1]
+        };
+      });
+
+      service.mget( backend, query, function( err, docs ){
+
+        // error handler
+        if( err ){ return next( err ); }
+
+        // reply
+        return reply( docs );
+
+      });
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  return controller;
+}
+
+module.exports = setup;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/404.md b/docs/404.md
index 66a3567d..917c5ad4 100644
--- a/docs/404.md
+++ b/docs/404.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # invalid path
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Status: 404
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "35",
   "etag": "W/\"23-dfdfa185\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Status: 404
 
 ## Tests
 
-### ✓ cache-control header correctly set
+### ✓ not found
 ```javascript
-response.should.have.header 'Cache-Control','public,max-age=300'
+response.statusCode.should.equal 404
 ```
 
 ### ✓ content-type header correctly set
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ response.should.have.header 'Cache-Control','public,max-age=300'
 response.should.have.header 'Content-Type','application/json; charset=utf-8'
 ```
 
-### ✓ not found
+### ✓ cache-control header correctly set
 ```javascript
-response.statusCode.should.equal 404
+response.should.have.header 'Cache-Control','public,max-age=300'
 ```
 
 ### ✓ should respond in json with server info
diff --git a/docs/cors.md b/docs/cors.md
index 1f6e7e46..17ddda39 100644
--- a/docs/cors.md
+++ b/docs/cors.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cross-origin resource sharing
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Status: 200
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "50",
   "etag": "W/\"32-85536434\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/doc/msuccess.md b/docs/doc/msuccess.md
index c9f3d8c9..1f510a42 100644
--- a/docs/doc/msuccess.md
+++ b/docs/doc/msuccess.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # valid doc query
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Status: 200
   "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "555",
-  "etag": "W/\"22b-6aa14642\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "etag": "W/\"22b-dd736629\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Status: 200
       }
     }
   ],
-  "date": 1414079894512
+  "date": 1415292259726
 }
 ```
 
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ Status: 200
 response.statusCode.should.equal 200
 ```
 
+### ✓ valid geojson
+```javascript
+json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
+json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
+```
+
 ### ✓ valid response
 ```javascript
 now = new Date().getTime()
@@ -89,9 +95,3 @@ should.not.exist json.error
 json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
 ```
 
-### ✓ valid geojson
-```javascript
-json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
-json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
-```
-
diff --git a/docs/doc/success.md b/docs/doc/success.md
index 34179af0..a6dd6c00 100644
--- a/docs/doc/success.md
+++ b/docs/doc/success.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # valid doc query
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:20 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Status: 200
   "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "311",
-  "etag": "W/\"137-ab9138f7\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "etag": "W/\"137-1644173e\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:20 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -53,12 +53,18 @@ Status: 200
       }
     }
   ],
-  "date": 1414079894512
+  "date": 1415292260057
 }
 ```
 
 ## Tests
 
+### ✓ valid geojson
+```javascript
+json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
+json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
+```
+
 ### ✓ valid response
 ```javascript
 now = new Date().getTime()
@@ -72,9 +78,3 @@ json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
 response.statusCode.should.equal 200
 ```
 
-### ✓ valid geojson
-```javascript
-json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
-json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
-```
-
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index a386d38f..cde683b5 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # api root
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Status: 200
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "50",
   "etag": "W/\"32-85536434\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ Status: 200
 
 ## Tests
 
+### ✓ charset header correctly set
+```javascript
+response.should.have.header 'Charset','utf8'
+```
+
 ### ✓ endpoint available
 ```javascript
 response.statusCode.should.equal 200
@@ -53,16 +58,6 @@ response.should.have.header 'Server'
 response.headers.server.should.match /Pelias\/\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}\.\d{1,2}/
 ```
 
-### ✓ vanity header correctly set
-```javascript
-response.should.have.header 'X-Powered-By','mapzen'
-```
-
-### ✓ cache-control header correctly set
-```javascript
-response.should.have.header 'Cache-Control','public,max-age=60'
-```
-
 ### ✓ should respond in json with server info
 ```javascript
 should.exist json
@@ -70,13 +65,18 @@ should.exist json.name
 should.exist json.version
 ```
 
+### ✓ vanity header correctly set
+```javascript
+response.should.have.header 'X-Powered-By','mapzen'
+```
+
 ### ✓ content-type header correctly set
 ```javascript
 response.should.have.header 'Content-Type','application/json; charset=utf-8'
 ```
 
-### ✓ charset header correctly set
+### ✓ cache-control header correctly set
 ```javascript
-response.should.have.header 'Charset','utf8'
+response.should.have.header 'Cache-Control','public,max-age=60'
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/jsonp.md b/docs/jsonp.md
index f4ba0eca..b8c08577 100644
--- a/docs/jsonp.md
+++ b/docs/jsonp.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # jsonp
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Status: 200
   "content-type": "application/javascript; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "57",
   "etag": "W/\"39-b8a2aba1\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ test({"name":"pelias-api","version":{"number":"0.0.0"}});
 
 ## Tests
 
-### ✓ should respond with jsonp
+### ✓ content-type header correctly set
 ```javascript
-should.exist response.body
-response.body.substr(0,5).should.equal 'test(';
+response.should.have.header 'Content-Type','application/javascript; charset=utf-8'
 ```
 
-### ✓ content-type header correctly set
+### ✓ should respond with jsonp
 ```javascript
-response.should.have.header 'Content-Type','application/javascript; charset=utf-8'
+should.exist response.body
+response.body.substr(0,5).should.equal 'test(';
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/reverse/success.md b/docs/reverse/success.md
index 1813aab7..cb7e84e1 100644
--- a/docs/reverse/success.md
+++ b/docs/reverse/success.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # valid reverse query
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:15 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Status: 200
   "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "282",
-  "etag": "W/\"11a-95fc1500\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:15 GMT",
+  "etag": "W/\"11a-efcd00c9\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -53,12 +53,20 @@ Status: 200
       }
     }
   ],
-  "date": 1414079895606
+  "date": 1415292259729
 }
 ```
 
 ## Tests
 
+### ✓ valid response
+```javascript
+now = new Date().getTime()
+should.exist json
+should.not.exist json.error
+json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
+```
+
 ### ✓ 200 ok
 ```javascript
 response.statusCode.should.equal 200
@@ -70,11 +78,3 @@ json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
 json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
 ```
 
-### ✓ valid response
-```javascript
-now = new Date().getTime()
-should.exist json
-should.not.exist json.error
-json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
-```
-
diff --git a/docs/search/success.md b/docs/search/success.md
index 6b64c548..50789c87 100644
--- a/docs/search/success.md
+++ b/docs/search/success.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # valid search query
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:15 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Status: 200
   "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
   "content-length": "2398",
-  "etag": "W/\"0tqT2h50EMVuqDtvmB5nAQ==\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:15 GMT",
+  "etag": "W/\"NldeHivz2maJ3rqa73a+2w==\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Status: 200
       }
     }
   ],
-  "date": 1414079895605
+  "date": 1415292259730
 }
 ```
 
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ should.not.exist json.error
 json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
 ```
 
-### ✓ valid geojson
+### ✓ 200 ok
 ```javascript
-json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
-json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
+response.statusCode.should.equal 200
 ```
 
-### ✓ 200 ok
+### ✓ valid geojson
 ```javascript
-response.statusCode.should.equal 200
+json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
+json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/suggest/success.md b/docs/suggest/success.md
index bc120b2c..8c430b53 100644
--- a/docs/suggest/success.md
+++ b/docs/suggest/success.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # valid suggest query
 
-*Generated: Thu Oct 23 2014 11:58:14 GMT-0400 (EDT)*
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:19 GMT-0500 (EST)*
 ## Request
 ```javascript
 {
@@ -25,27 +25,71 @@ Status: 200
   "access-control-allow-headers": "X-Requested-With,content-type",
   "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
   "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
-  "content-length": "63",
-  "etag": "W/\"3f-200731a6\"",
-  "date": "Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:58:14 GMT",
+  "content-length": "571",
+  "etag": "W/\"23b-5d6e3dd3\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
   "connection": "close"
 }
 ```
 ```javascript
 {
   "type": "FeatureCollection",
-  "features": [],
-  "date": 1414079894479
+  "features": [
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -8.481618,
+          43.125692
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "A Coruña",
+        "score": 14,
+        "type": "admin1",
+        "id": "3374:adm1:es:esp:a_coru_a"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          7.56019,
+          5.419786
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Abia",
+        "score": 14,
+        "type": "admin1",
+        "id": "1775:adm1:ng:nga:abia"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          33.772337,
+          2.826081
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Abim",
+        "score": 14,
+        "type": "admin1",
+        "id": "2848:adm1:ug:uga:abim"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "date": 1415292259700
 }
 ```
 
 ## Tests
 
-### ✓ 200 ok
-```javascript
-response.statusCode.should.equal 200
-```
-
 ### ✓ valid geojson
 ```javascript
 json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
@@ -60,3 +104,8 @@ should.not.exist json.error
 json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
 ```
 
+### ✓ 200 ok
+```javascript
+response.statusCode.should.equal 200
+```
+
diff --git a/docs/suggest/success_nearby.md b/docs/suggest/success_nearby.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c29643c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/suggest/success_nearby.md
@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+# valid suggest query
+
+*Generated: Thu Nov 06 2014 11:44:20 GMT-0500 (EST)*
+## Request
+```javascript
+{
+  "protocol": "http:",
+  "host": "localhost",
+  "method": "GET",
+  "port": 3100,
+  "path": "/suggest/nearby?input=a&lat=29.49136&lon=-82.50622"
+}
+```
+
+## Response
+```javascript
+Status: 200
+{
+  "x-powered-by": "mapzen",
+  "charset": "utf8",
+  "cache-control": "public,max-age=60",
+  "server": "Pelias/0.0.0",
+  "access-control-allow-origin": "*",
+  "access-control-allow-methods": "GET",
+  "access-control-allow-headers": "X-Requested-With,content-type",
+  "access-control-allow-credentials": "true",
+  "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+  "content-length": "2034",
+  "etag": "W/\"Do9VJ5hCbynTxDjtm5fNlg==\"",
+  "date": "Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:19 GMT",
+  "connection": "close"
+}
+```
+```javascript
+{
+  "type": "FeatureCollection",
+  "features": [
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.05231,
+          29.17998
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Abiding Hope E V Lutheran Church, Marion County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145572"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.10231,
+          29.21942
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Abundant Harvest Ministries, Marion County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145578"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.50622,
+          29.49136
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Adam, Alachua County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145612"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.75374,
+          35.17789
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Adams Branch, Transylvania County, North Carolina",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4452189"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.83012,
+          29.4783
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Adamsville Cemetery, Levy County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145634"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.01511,
+          35.17289
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Africa School (historical), Spartanburg County, South Carolina",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4569065"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.20426,
+          29.25192
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Agape Baptist Church, Marion County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145673"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.14954,
+          29.19248
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Agnew Cemetery, Marion County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4145677"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.75429,
+          35.16928
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Aiken Mountain, Transylvania County, North Carolina",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4452268"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Feature",
+      "geometry": {
+        "type": "Point",
+        "coordinates": [
+          -82.15912,
+          29.47877
+        ]
+      },
+      "properties": {
+        "text": "Alachua County Fire Rescue Station 31, Alachua County, Florida",
+        "score": 1,
+        "type": "geoname",
+        "id": "4152402"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "date": 1415292259785
+}
+```
+
+## Tests
+
+### ✓ 200 ok
+```javascript
+response.statusCode.should.equal 200
+```
+
+### ✓ valid response
+```javascript
+now = new Date().getTime()
+should.exist json
+should.not.exist json.error
+json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
+```
+
+### ✓ valid geojson
+```javascript
+json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
+json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
+```
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d0bfce9..aacccf89 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
     "geojson": "^0.2.0",
     "geopipes-elasticsearch-backend": "0.0.8",
     "pelias-esclient": "0.0.25",
-    "toobusy": "^0.2.4"
+    "toobusy": "^0.2.4",
+    "async": "^0.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ciao": "^0.3.4",
diff --git a/query/suggest.js b/query/suggest.js
index ba086f88..29f2f0b3 100644
--- a/query/suggest.js
+++ b/query/suggest.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var logger = require('../src/logger');
 
 // Build pelias suggest query
-function generate( params ){
+function generate( params, precision ){
 
   var getPrecision = function(zoom) {
     switch (true) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function generate( params ){
           'dataset': params.layers,
           'location': {
             'value': [ params.lon, params.lat ],
-            'precision': getPrecision(params.zoom)
+            'precision': precision || getPrecision(params.zoom)
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/ciao/suggest/success_nearby.coffee b/test/ciao/suggest/success_nearby.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca958720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ciao/suggest/success_nearby.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+#> valid suggest query
+path: '/suggest/nearby?input=a&lat=29.49136&lon=-82.50622'
+
+#? 200 ok
+response.statusCode.should.equal 200
+
+#? valid response
+now = new Date().getTime()
+should.exist json
+should.not.exist json.error
+json.date.should.be.within now-5000, now+5000
+
+#? valid geojson
+json.type.should.equal 'FeatureCollection'
+json.features.should.be.instanceof Array
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/doc.js b/test/unit/controller/doc.js
index 7b481a9f..02090257 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/doc.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/doc.js
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       coordinates: [ -50.5, 100.1 ]
     },
     properties: {
+      id: 'myid1',
+      type: 'mytype1',
+      layer: 'mytype1',
       name: 'test name1',
       admin0: 'country1',
       admin1: 'state1',
-      admin2: 'city1'
+      admin2: 'city1',
+      text: 'test name1, city1, state1'
     }
   }, {
     type: 'Feature',
@@ -35,15 +39,19 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
       coordinates: [ -51.5, 100.2 ]
     },
     properties: {
+      id: 'myid2',
+      type: 'mytype2',
+      layer: 'mytype2',
       name: 'test name2',
       admin0: 'country2',
       admin1: 'state2',
-      admin2: 'city2'
+      admin2: 'city2',
+      text: 'test name2, city2, state2'
     }
   }];
 
   test('functional success', function(t) {
-    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/doc/ok/1', function( cmd ){
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/mget/ok/1', function( cmd ){
       t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 123, _index: 'pelias', _type: 'a' } ] } }, 'correct backend command');
     });
     var controller = setup( backend );
@@ -68,7 +76,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 // functionally test controller (backend failure)
 module.exports.tests.functional_failure = function(test, common) {
   test('functional failure', function(t) {
-    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/doc/fail/1', function( cmd ){
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/mget/fail/1', function( cmd ){
       t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 123, _index: 'pelias', _type: 'b' } ] } }, 'correct backend command');
     });
     var controller = setup( backend );
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
index 283e78cc..f36a0fa5 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/suggest.js
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
   }];
 
   test('functional success', function(t) {
-    var i = 0;
     var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/ok/1', function( cmd ){
-      // the backend executes 2 commands, so we check them both
-      if( ++i === 1 ){
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
+      // the backend executes suggest (vanilla and admin-only) and mget, so we check them all based on cmd
+      if( cmd.body.docs ){
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } , { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }] } }, 'correct mget command');
+      } else if (cmd.body.layers) {
+        // layers are set exclusively for admin: test for admin-only layers
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b', layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest/admin command');
       } else {
-        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, { _id: 'mockid', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } ] } }, 'correct mget command');
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { input: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
       }
     });
     var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
@@ -68,9 +70,6 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
         return res;
       },
       json: function( json ){
-
-        console.log( 'json', json );
-
         t.equal(typeof json, 'object', 'returns json');
         t.equal(typeof json.date, 'number', 'date set');
         t.equal(json.type, 'FeatureCollection', 'valid geojson');
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
         t.end();
       }
     };
-    controller( { clean: { a: 'b' } }, res );
+    controller( { clean: { input: 'b' } }, res );
   });
 };
 
@@ -87,7 +86,14 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 module.exports.tests.functional_failure = function(test, common) {
   test('functional failure', function(t) {
     var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/fail/1', function( cmd ){
-      t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct backend command');
+      if( cmd.body.docs ){
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } , { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }] } }, 'correct mget command');
+      } else if (cmd.body.layers) {
+        // layers are set exclusively for admin: test for admin-only layers
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b', layers: [ 'admin0', 'admin1', 'admin2' ] }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest/admin command');
+      } else {
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
+      }
     });
     var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
     var next = function( message ){
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js b/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9501e71b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/controller/suggest_nearby.js
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+
+var setup = require('../../../controller/suggest'),
+    mockBackend = require('../mock/backend'),
+    mockQuery = require('../mock/query');
+
+module.exports.tests = {};
+
+module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
+  test('valid interface', function(t) {
+    t.equal(typeof setup, 'function', 'setup is a function');
+    t.equal(typeof setup(), 'function', 'setup returns a controller');
+    t.end();
+  });
+};
+
+// functionally test controller (backend success)
+module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
+
+  // expected geojson features for 'client/mget/ok/1' fixture
+  var expected = [{
+    type: 'Feature',
+    geometry: {
+      type: 'Point',
+      coordinates: [ -50.5, 100.1 ]
+    },
+    properties: {
+      id: 'myid1',
+      type: 'mytype1',
+      layer: 'mytype1',
+      name: 'test name1',
+      admin0: 'country1',
+      admin1: 'state1',
+      admin2: 'city1',
+      text: 'test name1, city1, state1'
+    }
+  }, {
+    type: 'Feature',
+    geometry: {
+      type: 'Point',
+      coordinates: [ -51.5, 100.2 ]
+    },
+    properties: {
+      id: 'myid2',
+      type: 'mytype2',
+      layer: 'mytype2',
+      name: 'test name2',
+      admin0: 'country2',
+      admin1: 'state2',
+      admin2: 'city2',
+      text: 'test name2, city2, state2'
+    }
+  }];
+
+  test('functional success', function(t) {
+    var i = 0;
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/ok/1', function( cmd ){
+      // the backend executes 2 commands, so we check them both
+      if( ++i === 1 ){
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct suggest command');
+      } else {
+        t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 'mockid1', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' }, { _id: 'mockid2', _index: 'pelias', _type: 'mocktype' } ] } }, 'correct mget command');
+      }
+    });
+    var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
+    var res = {
+      status: function( code ){
+        t.equal(code, 200, 'status set');
+        return res;
+      },
+      json: function( json ){
+        t.equal(typeof json, 'object', 'returns json');
+        t.equal(typeof json.date, 'number', 'date set');
+        t.equal(json.type, 'FeatureCollection', 'valid geojson');
+        t.true(Array.isArray(json.features), 'features is array');
+        t.deepEqual(json.features, expected, 'values correctly mapped');
+        t.end();
+      }
+    };
+    controller( { clean: { a: 'b' } }, res );
+  });
+};
+
+// functionally test controller (backend failure)
+module.exports.tests.functional_failure = function(test, common) {
+  test('functional failure', function(t) {
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/suggest/fail/1', function( cmd ){
+      t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { a: 'b' }, index: 'pelias' }, 'correct backend command');
+    });
+    var controller = setup( backend, mockQuery() );
+    var next = function( message ){
+      t.equal(message,'a backend error occurred','error passed to errorHandler');
+      t.end();
+    };
+    controller( { clean: { a: 'b' } }, undefined, next );
+  });
+};
+
+module.exports.all = function (tape, common) {
+
+  function test(name, testFunction) {
+    return tape('GET /suggest/nearby ' + name, testFunction);
+  }
+
+  for( var testCase in module.exports.tests ){
+    module.exports.tests[testCase](test, common);
+  }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/mock/backend.js b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
index cbb5ab5e..597b139c 100644
--- a/test/unit/mock/backend.js
+++ b/test/unit/mock/backend.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 
-
 var responses = {};
 responses['client/suggest/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
-  return cb( undefined, suggestEnvelope([ { score: 1, text: 'mocktype:mockid' }, { score: 2, text: 'mocktype:mockid' } ]) );
+  return cb( undefined, suggestEnvelope([ { score: 1, text: 'mocktype:mockid1' }, { score: 2, text: 'mocktype:mockid2' } ]) );
 };
 responses['client/suggest/fail/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
   return cb( 'a backend error occurred' );
@@ -28,6 +27,10 @@ responses['client/search/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
     }
   }]));
 };
+responses['client/search/fail/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
+  return cb( 'a backend error occurred' );
+};
+
 responses['client/mget/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
   return cb( undefined, mgetEnvelope([{
     _id: 'myid1',
@@ -51,28 +54,7 @@ responses['client/mget/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
     }
   }]));
 };
-responses['client/search/fail/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
-  return cb( 'a backend error occurred' );
-};
-
-responses['client/doc/ok/1'] = function( cmd, cb ){
-  return cb( undefined, docEnvelope([{
-    _source: {
-      value: 1,
-      center_point: { lat: 100.1, lon: -50.5 },
-      name: { default: 'test name1' },
-      admin0: 'country1', admin1: 'state1', admin2: 'city1'
-    }
-  }, {
-    _source: {
-      value: 2,
-      center_point: { lat: 100.2, lon: -51.5 },
-      name: { default: 'test name2' },
-      admin0: 'country2', admin1: 'state2', admin2: 'city2'
-    }
-  }]));
-};
-responses['client/doc/fail/1'] = responses['client/search/fail/1'];
+responses['client/mget/fail/1'] = responses['client/search/fail/1'];
 
 function setup( key, cmdCb ){
   function backend( a, b ){
@@ -80,7 +62,7 @@ function setup( key, cmdCb ){
       client: {
         mget: function( cmd, cb ){
           if( 'function' === typeof cmdCb ){ cmdCb( cmd ); }
-          return responses[key].apply( this, arguments );
+          return responses[key.indexOf('mget') === -1 ? 'client/mget/ok/1' : key].apply( this, arguments );
         },
         suggest: function( cmd, cb ){
           if( 'function' === typeof cmdCb ){ cmdCb( cmd ); }
@@ -89,10 +71,6 @@ function setup( key, cmdCb ){
         search: function( cmd, cb ){
           if( 'function' === typeof cmdCb ){ cmdCb( cmd ); }
           return responses[key].apply( this, arguments );
-        },
-        mget: function( cmd, cb ){
-          if( 'function' === typeof cmdCb ){ cmdCb( cmd ); }
-          return responses['client/mget/ok/1'].apply( this, arguments );
         }
       }
     };
@@ -100,7 +78,7 @@ function setup( key, cmdCb ){
   return backend;
 }
 
-function docEnvelope( options ){
+function mgetEnvelope( options ){
   return { docs: options };
 }
 
@@ -112,8 +90,4 @@ function searchEnvelope( options ){
   return { hits: { total: options.length, hits: options } };
 }
 
-function mgetEnvelope( options ){
-  return { docs: options };
-}
-
 module.exports = setup;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/unit/run.js b/test/unit/run.js
index 1c0d7d4b..0bc64a72 100644
--- a/test/unit/run.js
+++ b/test/unit/run.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var tests = [
   require('./controller/index'),
   require('./controller/doc'),
   require('./controller/suggest'),
+  require('./controller/suggest_nearby'),
   require('./controller/search'),
   require('./service/mget'),
   require('./service/search'),
diff --git a/test/unit/service/mget.js b/test/unit/service/mget.js
index 0b43f717..f62eeae0 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/mget.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/mget.js
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 
   var expected = [
     {
+      _id: 'myid1', _type: 'mytype1',
       value: 1,
       center_point: { lat: 100.1, lon: -50.5 },
       name: { default: 'test name1' },
       admin0: 'country1', admin1: 'state1', admin2: 'city1'
     }, 
     {
+      _id: 'myid2', _type: 'mytype2',
       value: 2,
       center_point: { lat: 100.2, lon: -51.5 },
       name: { default: 'test name2' },
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
   ];
 
   test('valid query', function(t) {
-    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/doc/ok/1', function( cmd ){
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/mget/ok/1', function( cmd ){
       t.deepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 123, _index: 'pelias', _type: 'a' } ] } }, 'correct backend command');
     });
     setup( backend, [ { _id: 123, _index: 'pelias', _type: 'a' } ], function(err, data) {
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_failure = function(test, common) {
       { }
     ];
 
-    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/doc/fail/1', function( cmd ){
+    var backend = mockBackend( 'client/mget/fail/1', function( cmd ){
       t.notDeepEqual(cmd, { body: { docs: [ { _id: 123, _index: 'pelias', _type: 'a' } ] } }, 'incorrect backend command');
     });
     invalid_queries.forEach(function(query) {
diff --git a/test/unit/service/search.js b/test/unit/service/search.js
index 2e1b3393..0768dff1 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/search.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/search.js
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 
   var expected = [
     {
+      _id: 'myid1', _type: 'mytype1',
       value: 1,
       center_point: { lat: 100.1, lon: -50.5 },
       name: { default: 'test name1' },
       admin0: 'country1', admin1: 'state1', admin2: 'city1'
     }, 
     {
+      _id: 'myid2', _type: 'mytype2',
       value: 2,
       center_point: { lat: 100.2, lon: -51.5 },
       name: { default: 'test name2' },
diff --git a/test/unit/service/suggest.js b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
index 0f57e02c..5ae120a0 100644
--- a/test/unit/service/suggest.js
+++ b/test/unit/service/suggest.js
@@ -16,14 +16,9 @@ module.exports.tests.interface = function(test, common) {
 // functionally test service 
 module.exports.tests.functional_success = function(test, common) {
 
-  var mockPayload = {
-    id: 'mocktype/mockid',
-    geo: '101,-10.1'
-  };
-
   var expected = [ 
-    { value: 1, payload: mockPayload }, 
-    { value: 2, payload: mockPayload } 
+    { score: 1, text: 'mocktype:mockid1' }, 
+    { score: 2, text: 'mocktype:mockid2' } 
   ];
 
   test('valid ES query', function(t) {