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 :search_results_content, :partial => 'results', :object => results
name = named.attributes["name"].to_s
description = named.elements["description"].to_s
distance = format_distance(place.attributes["approxdistance"].to_i)
- direction = format_direction(360 - place.attributes["direction"].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,
return { :type => types.capitalize, :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/", :error => "Error contacting www.frankieandshadow.com: #{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 => types.capitalize, :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/", :error => "Error contacting www.frankieandshadow.com: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
def fetch_text(url)
return Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse(url))
end