Convert addresses to KML (geocoding API)

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
def placemark_template(name, lat, lng)
  placemark = "<Placemark>\n<name>#{name}</name>\n<Point>\n<coordinates>\n#{lng},#{lat},0\n</coordinates>\n</Point>\n</Placemark>\n"
end
#Start with the address data
data = "GA Washington DC\t1133 15th Street NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC 2005\nGA New York\t902 Broadway, 4th Floor New York, NY 10010\nGA Chicago\t444 N Wabash Ave, 5th Floor Chicago, IL 6011\n"
kml = String.new
data.split("\n").each do |line|
   name, address = line.split("\t")
   coords = geocode(address)
   kml += placemark_template(name, coords["lat"], coords["lng"])
end
head = "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>\n<kml xmlns='http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2'>\n<Document>\n"
tail = "</Document>\n</kml>"
kml = head + body + tail
#End with KML that can be viewed in Google Earth
puts kml