added application.yml, refactored map method

config/application.yml

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+standard_settings: &standard_settings
+  # The maximum area you're allowed to request, in square degrees
+  max_request_area: 0.25
+  # Number of GPS trace/trackpoints returned per-page
+  tracepoints_per_page: 5000
+  # Maximum number of nodes
+  max_number_of_nodes: 50000
+ 
+development:
+  <<: *standard_settings
+
+production:
+  <<: *standard_settings
+
+test:
+  <<: *standard_settings

config/initializers/load_configs.rb

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+# This file loads various yml configuration files
+
+# Load application config
+APP_CONFIG = YAML.load(File.read(RAILS_ROOT + "/config/application.yml"))[RAILS_ENV]
+# This will let you more easily use helpers based on url_for in your mailers.
+ActionMailer::Base.default_url_options[:host] = APP_CONFIG['host']
+
+# Load texts in a particular language
+TEXT = YAML.load(File.read(RAILS_ROOT + "/config/text_outputs/en.yml"))
+

config/text_outputs/en.yml

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+boundary_parameter_required: "The parameter bbox is required, and must be of the form min_lon,min_lat,max_lon,max_lat"
+
+