+ def description_osm_namefinder(types, lat, lon, max)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask OSM namefinder
+ response = fetch_xml("http://gazetteer.openstreetmap.org/namefinder/search.xml?find=#{types}+near+#{lat},#{lon}&max=#{max}")
+
+ # parse the response
+ response.elements.each("searchresults/named") do |named|
+ lat = named.attributes["lat"].to_s
+ lon = named.attributes["lon"].to_s
+ zoom = named.attributes["zoom"].to_s
+ place = named.elements["place/named"] || named.elements["nearestplaces/named"]
+ type = named.attributes["info"].to_s
+ name = named.attributes["name"].to_s
+ description = named.elements["description"].to_s
+ distance = format_distance(place.attributes["approxdistance"].to_i)
+ direction = format_direction((place.attributes["direction"].to_i - 180) % 360)
+ prefix = "#{distance} #{direction} of #{type} "
+ results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon, :zoom => zoom,
+ :prefix => prefix.capitalize, :name => name,
+ :description => description})
+ end
+
+ return { :type => types.capitalize, :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://gazetteer.openstreetmap.org/namefinder/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :type => types.capitalize, :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://gazetteer.openstreetmap.org/namefinder/", :error => "Error contacting gazetteer.openstreetmap.org: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
+ def description_geonames(lat, lon)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask geonames.org
+ response = fetch_xml("http://ws.geonames.org/countrySubdivision?lat=#{lat}&lng=#{lon}")
+
+ # parse the response
+ response.elements.each("geonames/countrySubdivision") do |geoname|
+ name = geoname.get_text("adminName1").to_s
+ country = geoname.get_text("countryName").to_s
+ results.push({:prefix => "#{name}, #{country}"})
+ end
+
+ return { :type => "Location", :source => "GeoNames", :url => "http://www.geonames.org/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :type => "Location", :source => "GeoNames", :url => "http://www.geonames.org/", :error => "Error contacting ws.geonames.org: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+