Geocode a list of addresses

gistfile1.rb

# From: http://www.nickbumbarger.com/2015/05/31/spatial_data_production.html
require "HTTParty"
def geocode(address)
  results = HTTParty.get("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address="+address)["results"]
  location = results.first["geometry"]["location"]
end
#Start with the original address data
data = "GA Washington DC\t1133 15th Street NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 20005\nGA New York\t902 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010\nGA Chicago\t444 N Wabash Ave, 5th Floor Chicago, IL 60611\n"
#Split into names and addresses, and send the address to the geocoder
#Reform the original text with coordinates in the place of addresses
new_data = String.new
data.split("\n").each do |line|
   name, address = line.split("\t")
   coords = geocode(address)
   new_data += "#{name}\t#{coords['lng']},#{coords['lat']}\n"
end
puts new_data