Mike Ball
Blog Posted December 17, 2012

Using the phl_geocode Ruby Gem

I recently released phl_geocode, a simple Ruby gem which gets latitude and longitude coordinates for a Philadelphia address.

Getting Started

1. Install phl_geocode:

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gem install phl_geocode

2. Require phl_geocode:

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require "phl_geocode"

3. Instantiate a PHLGeocode instance:

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phl = PHLGeocode.new

4. Get latitude/longitude coordinates for a philadelphia address:

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phl.get_coordinates "1500 market street"

Example response:

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[{
  :address => "1500 MARKET ST",
  :similarity => 100,
  :latitude => 39.9521740263203,
  :longitude => -75.1661518986459
}, {
  :address => "1500S MARKET ST",
  :similarity => 99,
  :latitude => 39.9521740263203,
  :longitude => -75.1661518986459
}]