Ruby Geonames API 0.2.1 – Added find_nearest_intersection April 2, 2007
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The Ruby Geonames is jumping to 0.2.1 already… just released 0.2.0 last night (this morning).
Andrew Turner of High Earth Orbit contributed find_nearest_intersection. Thanks Andrew.
Example:
# get the nearest intersection
intersection = Geonames::WebService.find_nearest_intersection 40.7574053333333, -73.9734773333333
puts intersection.street_1 #=> Park Ave
puts intersection.street_2 #=> E 51st St
Ruby Geonames API 0.2.0 – Added Wikipedia Search April 2, 2007
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I’ve added an interface to the Geonames Wikipedia Geocoding Webservice. It provides the ability to search for Wikipedia articles within a certain distance of a longitude / latitude coordinate, or within a bounding rectangle. See in action here: Ruby Geonames / Wikipedia Articles / Google Maps API example.
Install:
# gem install geonames
Or download at Google code hosting
