+ results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon, :zoom => zoom,
+ :prefix => prefix, :name => name, :suffix => suffix,
+ :description => description})
+ end
+
+ return { :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :source => "OpenStreetMap Namefinder", :url => "http://www.frankieandshadow.com/osm/", :error => "Error contacting www.frankieandshadow.com: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
+ def search_geonames(query)
+ results = Array.new
+
+ # ask geonames.org
+ response = fetch_xml("http://ws.geonames.org/search?q=#{URI.escape(query)}&maxRows=20")
+
+ # parse the response
+ response.elements.each("geonames/geoname") do |geoname|
+ lat = geoname.get_text("lat").to_s
+ lon = geoname.get_text("lng").to_s
+ name = geoname.get_text("name").to_s
+ country = geoname.get_text("countryName").to_s
+ results.push({:lat => lat, :lon => lon, :zoom => 12,
+ :name => name,
+ :suffix => ", #{country}"})
+ end
+
+ return { :source => "GeoNames", :url => "http://www.geonames.org/", :results => results }
+ rescue Exception => ex
+ return { :source => "GeoNames", :url => "http://www.geonames.org/", :error => "Error contacting ws.geonames.org: #{ex.to_s}" }
+ end
+
+ def fetch_text(url)
+ return Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse(url))
+ end
+
+ def fetch_xml(url)
+ return REXML::Document.new(fetch_text(url))
+ end
+
+ def format_distance(distance)
+ return "less than 1km" if distance == 0
+ return "about #{distance}km"
+ end
+
+ 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"