AAF and Location Filter

Ruby Apps Ferret
1

I am using Acts as Ferret and trying to filter my search results by
location
(doing a location-based search).

I came across a locationfilter on
http://blog.tourb.us/archives/ferret-and-location-based-searches ← this
blog post.

I don’t really know how to use this from within my model (where I’m
actually
searching).

Help Please…?

-Arvind

2

For location based search (ActiveRecord Based), you might want to take
a look at http://geokit.rubyforge.org/. It’s so cool it supports more
than one algorithm to calculate proximity.

I haven’t tried to mix ActsAsFerret with Geokit. Would be interesting
to know what happens.

3

Julio,

I’ve actually checked that plugin and it seems to be great.
But what I’m trying to achieve is pretty much explained on that blog
post →
http://blog.tourb.us/archives/ferret-and-location-based-searches .
A-la Google Maps.
I want to be able to search for a particular named location
(name/description - text search) within an X mile radius of a given
lat/long.
That’s why the filter for ferret :slight_smile:

-Arvind