'Find Closest' Mashup Plugin with Ruby on Rails

Posted by Ramsai on Jan 10, 2009 6:00 AM EDT
packtpub.com; By Chang Sau Sheong
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In this article we learn to create a mashup with Ruby on Rails on a number of mapping and geocoding providers including Yahoo, Google, geocoder. us, geocoder.ca, and hostip.info. We learn to create a mashup that gives us a map of the closest kiosks to a particular location, given an existing database of kiosks that have location addresses. This is just an introduction to the synergistic value that mashups bring to the table, creating value that was not available in individual APIs. When they are all put together, you have a useful feature for your website.

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