- def format_direction(bearing)
- return "south-west" if bearing >= 22.5 and bearing < 67.5
- return "south" if bearing >= 67.5 and bearing < 112.5
- return "south-east" if bearing >= 112.5 and bearing < 157.5
- return "east" if bearing >= 157.5 and bearing < 202.5
- return "north-east" if bearing >= 202.5 and bearing < 247.5
- return "north" if bearing >= 247.5 and bearing < 292.5
- return "north-west" if bearing >= 292.5 and bearing < 337.5
- return "west"
- end
+ def normalize_params
+ query = params[:query]
+ return unless query
+
+ query.strip!
+
+ if latlon = query.match(/^([NS])\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\W*([EW])\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)$/).try(:captures) # [NSEW] decimal degrees
+ params.merge!(nsew_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\s*([EW])$/).try(:captures) # decimal degrees [NSEW]
+ params.merge!(nsew_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^([NS])\s*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?\W*([EW])\s*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?$/).try(:captures) # [NSEW] degrees, decimal minutes
+ params.merge!(ddm_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?\s*([EW])$/).try(:captures) # degrees, decimal minutes [NSEW]
+ params.merge!(ddm_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^([NS])\s*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]?\W*([EW])\s*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]?$/).try(:captures) # [NSEW] degrees, minutes, decimal seconds
+ params.merge!(dms_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]?\s*([EW])$/).try(:captures) # degrees, minutes, decimal seconds [NSEW]
+ params.merge!(dms_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)