- 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
+ if query = params[:query]
+ query.strip!
+
+ if latlon = query.match(/^([NS])\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\W*([EW])\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)$/).try(:captures) || # [NSEW] decimal degrees
+ query.match(/^(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)\s*([EW])$/).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*)?)?['′]?)?$/).try(:captures) || # [NSEW] degrees, decimal minutes
+ query.match(/^(\d{1,3})°?(?:\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?)?\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3})°?(?:\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?['′]?)?\s*([EW])$/).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*)?)?["″]?)?$/).try(:captures) || # [NSEW] degrees, minutes, decimal seconds
+ query.match(/^(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?(?:\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]?)?\s*([NS])\W*(\d{1,3})°?\s*(\d{1,2})['′]?(?:\s*(\d{1,3}(\.\d*)?)?["″]?)?\s*([EW])$/).try(:captures) # degrees, minutes, decimal seconds [NSEW]
+ params.merge!(dms_to_decdeg(latlon)).delete(:query)
+
+ elsif latlon = query.match(/^([+-]?\d+(\.\d*)?)(?:\s+|\s*,\s*)([+-]?\d+(\.\d*)?)$/)
+ params.merge!(:lat => latlon[1].to_f, :lon => latlon[3].to_f).delete(:query)