near

near

draftFHIR Core package4.3.0special1 base

Search for locations where the location.position is near to, or within a specified distance of, the provided coordinates expressed as [latitude]|[longitude]|[distance]|[units] (using the WGS84 datum, see notes).

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/Location-near
Code
near
Type
special

Base Resources

Location

FHIRPath Expression

Location.position

Multiple Value Support

Full Description

Search for locations where the location.position is near to, or within a specified distance of, the provided coordinates expressed as [latitude]|[longitude]|[distance]|[units] (using the WGS84 datum, see notes).
If the units are omitted, then kms should be assumed. If the distance is omitted, then the server can use its own discretion as to what distances should be considered near (and units are irrelevant)

Servers may search using various techniques that might have differing accuracies, depending on implementation efficiency.

Requires the near-distance parameter to be provided also