From d3e39233f2c02d2807e852ed4da72f9d337b91a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rhonda Glennon Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:46:18 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Rework index for help system --- index.md | 19 +++---------------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/index.md b/index.md index be2e0df..97bb535 100644 --- a/index.md +++ b/index.md @@ -1,18 +1,5 @@ -# Mapzen Search +[Mapzen Search](https://mapzen.com/projects/search) is a modern, geographic search service based entirely on open-source tools and powered entirely by open data. To start integrating Mapzen Search to your apps, you need a [developer API key](/api-keys-rate-limits.md). You might use this functionality in any app that has a geographic component, including ones that deliver goods, locate hotels or venues, or even provide local weather forecasts. -Geocoding service powered by [Pelias](https://github.com/pelias/pelias) and open data +Through a process known as [geocoding](/search.md), Mapzen Search allows you to use natural language to find a particular place by entering an address or the name of a landmark or business, and then translates the result in to the geographic coordinates used by computers. Mapzen Search accesses [global databases](/data-sources.md) of place names and locations, but you can receive more locally relevant search results by limiting the search to a particular radius around a location (such as a cell phone), region, or country. With text [autocompletion capabilities](/autocomplete.md), you can search for places and match against Mapzen Search data in real-time. -These pages offer an introduction to the API and terminology used in Mapzen Search and the accompanying open source geocoder which powers it, Pelias. - -- [Get started](/get-started.md) - - [API keys and rate limits](/api-keys-rate-limits.md) - - [HTTP status codes](/http-status-codes.md) - - [`/search` endpoint: finding places](/search.md) - - [`/autocomplete` endpoint](/autocomplete.md) - - [`/reverse` endpoint: from point to place](/reverse.md) - - [`/place` endpoint: retrieving additional information](/place.md) - - [API responses](/response.md) - - [Data sources](/data-sources.md) - - [Loading data from the browser](/use-cors.md) - - [Terminology](/glossary.md) -- [Transitioning from beta to 1.0](/transition-from-beta.md) +Mapzen Search also enables the opposite workflow, known as [reverse geocoding](/reverse.md), to transform latitude and longitude values in to a list of places. This process attempts to find the name and address of the place nearest a longitude and latitude pair. For example, you can click a postion on the map to learn which business is located there.