+ end
+ end
+
+ def description
+ results = Array.new
+
+ lat = params[:lat]
+ lon = params[:lon]
+
+ results.push description_osm_namefinder("cities", lat, lon, 2)
+ results.push description_osm_namefinder("towns", lat, lon, 4)
+ results.push description_osm_namefinder("places", lat, lon, 10)
+ results.push description_geonames(lat, lon)
+
+ render :update do |page|
+ page.replace_html :sidebar_content, :partial => 'results', :object => results
+ page.call "openSidebar"
+ end
+ end
+
+private
+
+ def search_us_postcode(query)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask geocoder.us (they have a non-commercial use api)
+ response = fetch_text("http://rpc.geocoder.us/service/csv?zip=#{escape_query(query)}")
+
+ # parse the response
+ unless response.match(/couldn't find this zip/)
+ data = response.split(/\s*,\s+/) # lat,long,town,state,zip
+ results.push({:lat => data[0], :lon => data[1], :zoom => POSTCODE_ZOOM,
+ :prefix => "#{data[2]}, #{data[3]}, ",
+ :name => data[4]})
+ end
+
+ return { :source => "Geocoder.us", :url => "http://geocoder.us/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :source => "Geocoder.us", :url => "http://geocoder.us/", :error => "Error contacting rpc.geocoder.us: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
+ def search_uk_postcode(query)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask npemap.org.uk to do a combined npemap + freethepostcode search
+ response = fetch_text("http://www.npemap.org.uk/cgi/geocoder.fcgi?format=text&postcode=#{escape_query(query)}")
+
+ # parse the response
+ unless response.match(/Error/)
+ dataline = response.split(/\n/)[1]
+ data = dataline.split(/,/) # easting,northing,postcode,lat,long
+ postcode = data[2].gsub(/'/, "")
+ zoom = POSTCODE_ZOOM - postcode.count("#")
+ results.push({:lat => data[3], :lon => data[4], :zoom => zoom,
+ :name => postcode})
+ end
+
+ return { :source => "NPEMap / FreeThePostcode", :url => "http://www.npemap.org.uk/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :source => "NPEMap / FreeThePostcode", :url => "http://www.npemap.org.uk/", :error => "Error contacting www.npemap.org.uk: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
+ def search_ca_postcode(query)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask geocoder.ca (note - they have a per-day limit)
+ response = fetch_xml("http://geocoder.ca/?geoit=XML&postal=#{escape_query(query)}")
+
+ # parse the response
+ unless response.get_elements("geodata/error")
+ results.push({:lat => response.get_text("geodata/latt").to_s,
+ :lon => response.get_text("geodata/longt").to_s,
+ :zoom => POSTCODE_ZOOM,
+ :name => query.upcase})