# how to use ym4r and geokit together

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [September 19, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937 "2011-09-19T07:30:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emanuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Emanuel](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Emanuel)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937/1 "2011-09-19T07:30:01Z")

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Anybody used ym4r and geokit gems together? I am in start of developing a project like [http://hotspotr.com](http://hotspotr.com). I hope these two gems can bring that kind of functionality. Any ideas or experiences?

Thanks in Advance...

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**Author:** ![11155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d26b3c/32.png) [@11155](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11155)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937/2 "2011-09-19T07:49:06Z")

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venkata reddy wrote in post #1022630:

> Anybody used ym4r and geokit gems together? I am in start of developing a project like [http://hotspotr.com](http://hotspotr.com). I hope these two gems can bring that kind of functionality. Any ideas or experiences?
> 
> Thanks in Advance...

explain regarding your requrement first ??

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**Author:** ![Walter\_McGinnis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Walter\_McGinnis](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Walter_McGinnis)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 9:57am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937/3 "2011-09-19T09:57:18Z")

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Ym4r is pretty old at this point. If you are using maps and 3.x version of Rails, you should consider gmaps4rails (works with other map providers in addition to Google, too).

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**Author:** ![Emanuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Emanuel](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Emanuel)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937/4 "2011-09-19T10:01:20Z")

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My requirement is User should be able mark a place with his given address.And that should be searchable by anyone using the application.

Besides it, i want to implement all the search functionalities that geokit is providing. For Better understanding i have given the site [http://hotspotr.com](http://hotspotr.com)

Thanks you..

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**Author:** ![11155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d26b3c/32.png) [@11155](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11155)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-use-ym4r-and-geokit-together/60937/5 "2011-09-19T10:26:43Z")

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venkata reddy wrote in post #1022656:

> My requirement is User should be able mark a place with his given address.And that should be searchable by anyone using the application.
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> Besides it, i want to implement all the search functionalities that geokit is providing. For Better understanding i have given the site [http://hotspotr.com](http://hotspotr.com)
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> Thanks you..

I have done searching an zipcode directly using js.

In that example in [http://hotspotr.com](http://hotspotr.com) if u give the zipcode means it will

fetch the address what you searched.

No need of gems required for this.

i ll ping u the details if u need.

mathew