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Geocoder is a complete geocoding solution for Ruby. With Rails it adds geocoding (by street or IP address), reverse geocoding (find street address based on given coordinates), and distance queries. It’s as simple as calling geocode on your objects, and then using a scope like Venue.near("Billings, MT").

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using rails geocoder when object has 2 sets of coordinates

Rails 3.1, Ruby 1.9.3 So I have two models, both have two sets of coordinates. The first model, Load, has from_lat/lng, as well as to_lat/lng. The second model, Trucks, has current_lat/lng as well as destination_lat/lng. What I'm trying to do is…
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Can Ruby Geocoder return just the street name on reverse_geocode calls?

The geocoder gem will automatically reverse geocode on save if the line after_validation :reverse_geocode is included in the model. This results in a long string of text being saved as the address, though - the format is something like "Street Name,…
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How do I setup geocoder with google_premier?

I've read the docs for the geocoder gem which state you can set a key, client and channel when using Google Premier. According to some other posts I've read here, it's now possible to use an API key and still not pay as long as you're below the…
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Geocoder returns nil for ip-addresses?

I am working in ruby on rails. Rails version 3.1.1. I have been using Geocoder gem to geocode locations based on street addresses and it is working just fine. Now I have been trying to use my visitors ip-address to locate them. I have tried result =…
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Ruby Geocoder gem to find postal code

I'm using the ruby geocoder gem to search by location. I want to limit searches to locations that have officially launched. If someone searches by zip, this is easy using a regex. But if someone searches by city, I need to convert the city into a…
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Rails geocoder - Google Geocoding API error: over query limit - PRODUCTION ONLY

geocoder gem has stopped working solely in the production environment. It works perfect and as expected in development. I am on Ubuntu 16.04 using ruby 2.3.1 and rails 4.2.6 When I run ModelName.near("zip_code", "radius") in development from the…
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Walking route distance between two locations using Rails Geocoder

I am trying to get Walking route distance between two locations using Rails Geocoder, but it taking the latitude and longitude values and giving the distance between them which doesn't suit in my application. I need to get the distance between two…
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Geocoder returning empty array

I am creating a Rails application where I need to find the latitutes and longitutes of places using google maps service. I am using the geocoder gem for this purpose. Seems at times (i.e. for some geographical locations) the geocoder.search function…
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Geocoder request.location returns nil

I am using Geocoder gem to find current location. It was working fine before but now when i checked it returns nil for request.location. request.location => nil
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Geocoder: How get all results and order by distance?

I know how to use the near method to get all results within a certain radius, but how do I get all results and order by distance? I know I could do something like this: Location.near(my_location, 999999, order: 'distance') However, I would rather…
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How to generate random IP address of a specific country

I was wondering if there is a way to use GeoIP gem and generate a random IP-address of a specific country. Something like GeopIP.random_ip('IN') should output '183.82.121.911'. Any help.
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geocoder: distance sortable index

I'm developing a rails app where Users are having many Items. The users are geocoded thanks to another model I called Place that is relying on the ruby geocoder gem. class Place < ActiveRecord::Base attr_accessible :street_number, :street,…
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distance queries by coordinates in rails 3.x

I have a location object with latitude and longitude attributes and I want to query the database for objects within a specific distance from a current latitude / longitude location. I read about the 'geocoder' gem which seems to be able to do what…
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Geocoder Gem Reverse Geocoding

After watching RailsCasts #273 I want to use the Geocoder gem. I've seen this: class Skatepark < ActiveRecord::Base reverse_geocoded_by :latitude, :longitude after_validation :fetch_address ... end which will reverse geocode the coordinates…
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Search via Geocoder gem with an existing google placeId for a location

I'm trying to search for a location, using an existing google PlaceId. It is referenced in the documentation to pass the param: google_place_id: true require 'geocoder' Geocoder.search("ChIJLU7jZClu5kcR4PcOOO6p3I0", params: {google_place_id:…
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