Rails - Oct 2007 - Google Maps with Rails

I''m new to the rails framework, as well as the google maps API,
however I''m looking to learn both to write up a small app for my own
use (or maybe for a few friends as well).  Basically, I''m looking to
see if anyone thinks Rails/Google maps would be capable of the
functionality I''m looking for.

The small app would do as follows.  Use google local/google maps to
search and find places that I''ll need to go to during the day, and
then allow me to mark them with the time that I need to be somewhere
while displaying my route on the google map.  So, for example, if I
need to be at Tea Lounge on Union St. in Brooklyn to get some work
done, I should be able to search and find it from google local and
mark it with the time I need to be there (say 9 am).  Then I want to
grab some lunch in Brooklyn Heights before I run to the next place I
need to be -- I search for pizza in brooklyn heights and I find a good
place on Montague st, so I mark that and add it to my map, etc.  After
I find all my places, maybe have a publish button that will display it
all in a list on www.mypage.com/controller/todaysdate.

I feel as if this is something fairly easy to do.  Have Google local
do the search, display it on my page with the corresponding map
location, put a flag marker at it with the time, then repeat.  How can
the model interact with the data pulled from Google local?  Any
suggestions?  Thanks!


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> I feel as if this is something fairly easy to do.  Have Google local
> do the search, display it on my page with the corresponding map
> location, put a flag marker at it with the time, then repeat.  How can
> the model interact with the data pulled from Google local?  
I''m not sure I understand your problem completely.

When you use Google local to lookup an addresses I would think you 
update the map to show the location that is returned by Google.

Now when you let the user place markers (including time/description), 
when you post that data to the server, you can include the maps corners, 
see GMap2 method getBounds() at 
http://www.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/reference.html#GMap2  or 
the maps center (getCenter() method)

Then you save those and use them for redisplaying

Or you can use
http://quikmaps.com/new (I''m working on 
http://stbgo.org/mapping/labels_spots?name=home which could do the same)


See you

Stephan

Any
> suggestions?  Thanks!
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