Location-based search company GeoSpot has announced that its GeoSpot Deep Local Search on Web and Mobile Web is now available across the United States. The search engine attempts to go beyond business listings offered in services such as Google Maps and Yellow Pages by providing much more detail, segmented and searchable by category.
For instance, a person in San Francisco could, according to GeoSpot, “search a myriad of business characteristics such as what is open at a particular time, which establishments provide sought-out products or services, POI’s affiliations and certifications (e.g. green-certified), accessibility, brands of credit cards accepted, products (e.g. organic food), facilities (e.g. public restrooms), recurring events (e.g. happy hours), and cultural and lifestyle characteristics (e.g. Spanish-speaking, kid-friendly or dog-friendly).
Up until today I haven’t come across a POI or business database that could be searched with such specificity. While GeoSpot is in its early stages and doesn’t cover every business in every American metropolitan area, the company is working hard to expand its database. Should GeoSpot provide mass coverage across the United States and then expand internationally, the company will definitely be a major competitor in the location-based search industry.
GeoSpot Deep Search can be accessed on your desktop browser or on virtually any mobile phone with a web browser that can connect to GeoSpot.
Application developers can also license GeoSpot’s content and search engine technology for use in any device whether it be a GPS navigator or mobile phone.
Last year GeoSpot launched its search engine, being the first local search service to offer a time filter in its search results so that users could search only for businesses open at certain times.
