WD, Thanks for the reply. I am familiar with geocoder and use it already but it only helps for service providers already in my database. I am looking for a solution that essentially allows me to externalize the storage of heathcare provider information (anything from dentists to massage therapists). I will look at Open Street Map.
On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 11:12:20 AM UTC-5, Walter Lee Davis wrote: > > I just used the Geocoder gem again recently, reminded how awesome that is > for the search side as well as coding an address into a lat/lng. > > gem 'geocoder' > > As far as showing the results on a map, you can use the Open Street Map > for that, or Google if you like to fiddle with API keys. Either one will > take an array of points and place them on the map for you as markers. > > Walter > > On Jun 3, 2014, at 11:57 AM, James Davis, PhD wrote: > > > I need to add geo location / mapping to an application such that users > can be presented with and select service providers (such as dentists) in a > graphical manner. The user's selection would need to be stored in my app's > database. I am looking at google maps, yelp, foursquare, and facebook > places. Can anyone provide some recent experiences with these, or other, > APIs? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/c625d8c5-4b52-4032-9447-731f7ee628b2%40googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/cfb52ce7-f3bb-4cd4-85ea-b04f868bd9d8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
