Indicators for entities corresponding to search suggestions

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations including:

• providing an electronic map of a geographic area for display on a user interface;
• receiving a character string entered into the user interface by a user, the character string representing a partial search query;
• automatically and without further input from the user:
• determining a suggested search request based on the partial search query;
• identifying a set of search results responsive to the suggested search request without further input from the user to select the suggested search request, the set of search results including one or more entities and a geographic location for each entity in the set;
• and
• providing an indicator for automatic display on the electronic map for the geographic location of each entity in the set of entities adjacent to the set of search results.

A system comprising:

• one or more computers operable to:
• provide an electronic map of a geographic area for display on a user interface;
• receive a character string entered into the user interface by a user, the character string representing a partial search query;
• automatically and without further input from the user:
• determine a suggested search request based on the partial search query;
• identify a set of search results responsive to the suggested search request without further input from the user to select the suggested search request, the set of search results including one or more entities and a geographic location for each entity in the set;
• and
• provide an indicator for automatic display on the electronic map for the geographic location of each entity in the set of entities adjacent to the set of search results.