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The server understands all of the searches that are outlined below, but not all inputs are supported by every application or service. Some configuration may be required in order to utilize some of the inputs. |
Free-form comma delimited addresses:
street,city,region,postal,country (e.g. Grand Trunk Cres, Toronto, ON, M5J 3A4, Canada)
street,city,region (e.g. Grand Trunk Cres, Toronto, ON)
Fuel Station searches:
Note: Some configuration is required in order to search for fuel stations. If you submit a fuel station search without the fuel feature configured, OneBox will attempt to find a suitable result using a different search method.
fuel stops nearby current location (e.g. fuel nearby)
fuel stops along a route (e.g. fuel ahead | fuel along the way)
fuel stops using the fuel input provides fuel stations using the fuel ahead method, or the fuel nearby method if a route is not available (e.g. fuel).
fuel stops near a position, based on distance, ahead on your route (e.g. fuel 300 mi ahead)
fuel stops near a position, based on driving time, ahead on your route (e.g. fuel 4 hours ahead)
fuel stops near a specified location (e.g. fuel near 3672 22nd St, San Francisco, CA, US)
fuel stops along a specified highway (e.g. fuel on I-88 IL | fuel on I-88 | fuel along I-88 | fuel, I-88 | fuel, I-88, IL)
Truck Stop searches:
truck stop by name (e.g. Flying J #123)
truck stops by name (e.g. Flying J)
truck stops by name near [...] (e.g. Flying J near fort lauderdale, fl)
truck stops near [...] (e.g. truck stops near w sunrise blvd, fort lauderdale, fl)
truck stops along a route (e.g. truck stops ahead | truck stops along the way)
truck stops near a position, based on distance, ahead on your route (e.g. truck stops 300 mi ahead)
truck stops near a position, based on driving time, ahead on your route (e.g. truck stops 4 hours ahead)
truck stops along a specified highway (e.g. truck stops on I-88 IL | truck stops on I-88 | truck stops along I-88 | truck stops, I-88 | truck stops, I-88, IL)
Rest Area searches:
nearby the current location (e.g. rest areas nearby) limited to a 100km (i.e. approximately 62 miles) radius.
rest areas near [...] (e.g. rest areas near detroit, mi)
rest areas along a route (e.g. rest areas ahead | rest areas along the way)
rest areas near a position, based on distance, ahead on your route (e.g. rest areas 150 mi ahead)
rest areas near a position, based on driving time, ahead on your route (e.g. rest areas 2 hours ahead)
Customer POI searches:
Customer POIs by OwnerId (i.e. customer code) assuming that the customer code exists in Maptuit's POI system (e.g. @1234567)
Customer POIs by OwnerId (i.e. customer code) followed by "," and a fallback address. The customer code must exist in the customer's POI database in Maptuit's POI system.
Customer POIs using the following customer location keywords: customers, locations and delivery locations (e.g. customers near n western ave, chicago, il | locations in toronto | delivery locations near 15 windermere ave, toronto, on)
Customer POIs by OwnerName prefix. The prefix must be followed by a '.' (e.g. Maptu.)
Customer POIs by name, or partial name, within a named city, region (e.g. Burger King, Chicago, IL)
Customer POIs by name, or partial name, within the default city (e.g. burger king)
Customer POIs by name along a specified street,city,region (e.g. business depot, king st e, toronto, on | business depot on king st e, toronto, on | business depot along king st e, toronto, on)
Customer POIs by name, or partial name, near an address (e.g. burger king near 133 king st e, toronto, on)
Customer POIs by name, or partial name, within the current map extent (e.g. burger king)
Customer POIs by telephone number (e.g. (416) 703-0071, 4167030071, 416-703-0071, 416.703.0071, etc.)
the yard(s) in which the vehicle is currently located (e.g. yards)
Customer POI searches using Custom Keywords:
custom keyword searches along a route, or nearby if a route is not in progress (e.g. overnight where overnight is a configured custom keyword)
custom keyword searches near a position, based on distance, ahead on your route (e.g. overnight 400 mi ahead)
custom keyword searches near a position, based on driving time, ahead on your route (e.g. overnight 5 hours ahead)
custom keyword searches near a location (e.g. overnight near fort lauderdale, fl where overnight is a configured custom keyword)
General/Consumer POI searches:
POI names, or partial names, within a named city, region (e.g. Burger King, Chicago, IL)
POI names, or partial names, within the default city (e.g. burger king)
POI names along a specified street,city,region (e.g. burger king, king st e, toronto, on)
POI names, or partial names, near an address (e.g. burger king near 133 king st e, toronto, on)
POI names, or partial names, within the current map extent (e.g. burger king)
POIs by telephone number (e.g. (416) 703-0071, 4167030071, 416-703-0071, 416.703.0071, etc.)
General/Consumer POI searches using Keywords:
Note: OneBox recognizes approximately 250 POI keywords and various combinations thereof.
Refer to the OneBox POI Keywords section for a complete list of valid keywords.
POI keyword searches in current map extent (e.g. food)
POI keyword searches in default city (e.g. Airport where the default city contains an airport)
POI keyword searches near an address (e.g. Starbucks near Burlington, MA)
POI keyword searches in a major city (e.g. gasoline miami)
POI keyword searches along a route (e.g. burger ahead | burger along the way).
Note: You can only search for places along a route if there is a route currently available (e.g. in NaviGo).
POI keyword searches along a street (e.g. bank along park ave, manhattan, ny, bank on king st e, toronto, burger, n clark st, chicago, IL)
POI keyword searches in current map extent (e.g. food)
POI keyword searches near a position ahead on your route (e.g. hotel 200 mi ahead | burger 50k ahead)
POI keyword searches near your route destination (e.g. hotel near my destination or burger at destination)
OneBox supports a union (i.e. or) feature in some keyword and POI name searches. The supported search modes include: nearby, near, along the way, ahead, and at destination. (e.g. 1. burger or pizza near 60626 2. papa john's pizza or panera along the way)
Street name searches:
street names in a specified city,region (e.g. corporate drive, burlington, ma)
street names along a route (e.g. corporate drive along the way | king street ahead)
City searches:
city name, and region (e.g. Miami, FL)
city name, postal/zip code (e.g. Toronto, M5J 3A4)
city name, county name, and region (e.g. Marham, Morgan County, IL)
Region searches:
region by name (e.g. California)
region by postal/zip code (i.e. US Zip codes, Zip+4 codes, and Canadian postal codes) (e.g. 90210 | M5J 3A4)
Searches related to highways and exits:
highway number with a specified region, or near the map (e.g. I-90, IL)
nearest highway entrance given highway number and direction (e.g. I-35E North)
exits ahead on your route (e.g. exits ahead or exits along the way)
exits by name, ahead on your route (e.g. red arrow highway exit ahead | westnedge exit along the way)
exits by name (e.g. EB CA-94 bancroft drive exit san diego, WB gardiner expy jarvis st exit)
exit numbers on highways in specified city
exit numbers on highways in the current map extent
exit numbers on a major highway without providing a city (e.g. eb i69 exit 168)
positional markers along major highways (e.g. I35 E MM 435, Dallas, TX, US | route 81 mile marker 280 | hwy 401 marker 800 ontario)
state lines along major highways (US-62 NM/TX or US-2 MI/WI)
Intersection/Junction searches:
Note: Intersections and junctions can be specified using the following symbols and phrases: &, +, /, and, meet, and at.
Important: When using the & symbol in URL format, you must encode the symbol using %26
major junctions (e.g. I-90 & I-29)
intersections in the current map extent (e.g. King & Church where the map includes this location in Toronto. In URL format, use King+%26+Church)
intersections in named city, region (e.g. King and Church, Toronto, ON)
intersections in default city (e.g. King at Church where there default city is Toronto)
intersections in a major city (e.g. King and Church, Toronto)
intersections where the streets almost meet
Airport searches:
airports by city (e.g. Chicago Airport)
airports by name (e.g. Chicago Ohare International Airport)
airports by code (e.g. ORD)
Lake searches:
lakes by name (e.g. Lake Michigan)
lakes by name near a specified location (e.g. lake clearwater near huntsville on)
Driver searches:
Note: Driver searches only work if GPS is available (i.e. NaviGo).
driver search by name (e.g. where is kelsey, find cathy)
driver search by location (e.g. who is nearby, who is on park ave, manhattan, ny, who's in Chicago, IL, drivers nearby, operators nearby)
Address Book queries:
Note: The address book feature is currently only available to NaviGo users. Configuration is required prior to use.
save as @home: Saves the current location as a personal address book entry called home. This location can be retrieved later using the search query @home.
delete @home: Deletes the personal address book entry called home. This command will only delete entries located in your personal address book.
address book: Lists all entries in your personal address book.
Recent destination searches (e.g. recent). This query returns a list of destinations that the driver has recently visited, ordered with the most recent destination first.
Note: The recent feature is automatically enabled for NaviGo users. For all other users, some configuration is required. Contact your customer support representative for more information.
Geodetic point searches:
-79,43
43 -79
-79.37295,43.65023
43N79W
W79N43
43N30' 79W22'40"
Searches for your current location:
where am i: returns the vehicles current location (only works if GPS is available, i.e. navigo).
here: returns the vehicles current location (only works if GPS is available, i.e. navigo).
zip code or postal code: retrieves the zip or postal code for the current location.
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