# Ruby and google

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420 "2007-05-29T20:57:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420/1 "2007-05-29T20:57:19Z")

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…is there anyplace in google’s web site describing using ruby with  
google map api??? i like to try getting something useful out of it for  
trouble dispatch people …tia dave

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**Author:** ![bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420/2 "2007-05-29T21:07:29Z")

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On 5/29/07, Dave R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> …is there anyplace in google’s web site describing using ruby with  
> google map api??? i like to try getting something useful out of it for  
> trouble dispatch people …tia dave

Did you search?  
[http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=ruby+google+map&btnG=Google+Search](http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=ruby+google+map&btnG=Google+Search)

Seems there’s even a video about it:  
[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5225802147352970175](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5225802147352970175)

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**Author:** ![bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420/3 "2007-05-29T21:43:22Z")

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Dave R. wrote:

> …is there anyplace in google’s web site describing using ruby with  
> google map api??? i like to try getting something useful out of it for  
> trouble dispatch people …tia dave

Apress has a book about this: “Beginning Google Maps Applications with  
Rails and Ajax: From Novice to Professional”  
[http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221](http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221)

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**Author:** ![bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420/4 "2007-05-30T14:29:17Z")

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Michael S. wrote:

> On Tuesday 29 May 2007, Tim H. wrote:
> 
> > Dave R. wrote:
> > 
> > > …is there anyplace in google’s web site describing using ruby  
> > > with google map api??? i like to try getting something useful out  
> > > of it for trouble dispatch people …tia dave
> > 
> > Apress has a book about this: “Beginning Google Maps Applications  
> > with Rails and Ajax: From Novice to Professional”  
> > [http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221](http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221)
> 
> Highly recommended. The book goes deeper and beyond cookbook-style toy  
> solutions. The authors do a good job of conveying concepts and  
> demonstrate how to embed google maps in real applications. Also they  
> touch on real-life problems such as scaling.
> 
> Michael

…thanx all for all this info…i’ll will look into all of these  
links…dave

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**Author:** ![bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@bitsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bitsmith)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-google/105420/5 "2007-05-30T00:47:56Z")

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On Tuesday 29 May 2007, Tim H. wrote:

> Dave R. wrote:
> 
> > …is there anyplace in google’s web site describing using ruby  
> > with google map api??? i like to try getting something useful out  
> > of it for trouble dispatch people …tia dave
> 
> Apress has a book about this: “Beginning Google Maps Applications  
> with Rails and Ajax: From Novice to Professional”  
> [http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221](http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=10221)

Highly recommended. The book goes deeper and beyond cookbook-style toy  
solutions. The authors do a good job of conveying concepts and  
demonstrate how to embed google maps in real applications. Also they  
touch on real-life problems such as scaling.

Michael