Ask HN: What are some good tools for converting GPS data into a location name?

3 点作者 Devlin_Donnelly超过 12 年前

I am working on a web-based application and I want to read in GPS coordinates provided by the user's browser and output a specific location such as the name of a city or other locality.<p>Thanks for any tips.

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gspyrou超过 12 年前

Try using Google maps reverse geocoding <a href="https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/#ReverseGeocoding" rel="nofollow">https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/geocoding/#...</a>

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got2surf超过 12 年前

If by chance you're using Ruby on Rails, then <a href="http://www.rubygeocoder.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.rubygeocoder.com/</a> is great.

belbn超过 12 年前

<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=GPSDATA" rel="nofollow">http://www.google.com/search?q=GPSDATA</a>