has_a_location – the Latitude Longitude – Rails Plugin

Easy handling of latitude/longitude information, build on top of acts_as_mappable (aka geokit).

has_a_location Installation instructions

Usage

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_a_location
end

@user.location = [11.101,22.121]# latitude , longitude
@user.in_radius(100) #find in 100 miles radius

#this location will not be stored since it is the "default location"
@user.location = [0,0] 

show_map if @user.location

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