# Reverse geocoding in rails app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverse-geocoding-in-rails-app/160238>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 13, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverse-geocoding-in-rails-app/160238 "2009-02-13T10:28:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rizwana)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2009, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverse-geocoding-in-rails-app/160238/1 "2009-02-13T10:28:59Z")

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Hi all,  
Hope all are doing well. Actually i need a help for implementing  
reverse geocoding in Ruby on Rails application. I have implemented  
geocoding in which the user enters his address for which the  
respective map will be displayed. Now i need reverse geocoding in  
which if the user clicks on a particular point of the map then the  
respective address should displayed to the user. I dont have any idea  
for this implementation.  
Hope any one of you suggests me how to implement this.

Regards  
Rizwana.

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**Author:** ![rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rizwana)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverse-geocoding-in-rails-app/160238/2 "2009-02-25T13:45:45Z")

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- rizwana [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi all,  
> Hope all are doing well. Actually i need a help for implementing  
> reverse geocoding in Ruby on Rails application. I have implemented  
> geocoding in which the user enters his address for which the  
> respective map will be displayed. Now i need reverse geocoding in  
> which if the user clicks on a particular point of the map then the  
> respective address should displayed to the user. I dont have any idea  
> for this implementation.  
> Hope any one of you suggests me how to implement this.

You can use the Google Maps API for this through Javascript or HTTP:

> **[Documentação da Plataforma Google Maps  |  API Maps JavaScript...](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript?csw=1&hl=pt-br)**
>
> Documentação da Plataforma Google Maps

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