Template talk:GeoTemplate/Archive 1

Added links to Google satellite/hybrid maps
I'm a little skittish about editing something in someone else's user space, but I have added links to Google hybrid and satellite maps. I did this because on some coordinates I've added (e.g., those for Estadio Augusto César Sandino and Estadio Cristóbal Labra), which are in Cuba, there is no street map, but Google hybrid and satellite maps work well. Please drop me a line on my talk page if this is inappropriate. Rolando (talk) 16:55, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Error in CH1903 transformation (?) - Suggestions of additional maps
I think that this is a great tool! Thank you very much for contributing it! I tried it out, and I think that there is a small error for the Swiss coordinate system. The transformation WGS84 -> CH1903 fails by typically 200 m. On the page http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizer_Landeskoordinaten there is a pseudo code for the transformation, and there is also a small example for the center of La Chaux-des-Breuleux at N 47° 13' 15", E 7° 1' 41". This leads on the Swiss meter based coordinate system to 230071, 568902. The present tool delivers 229921, 568834. I have also tried other locations, where the CH1903 based maps (e.g. map.search.ch) were always offset a little. I am not 100% sure if you agree with me, so I don’t try to change anything myself (probably I would not be able to). I also would like to suggest other map systems. For Japan: http://map.goo.ne.jp/map.php?MAP=E{londegabs}.{lonminint}.{lonsecdec}.???N{latdegabs}.{latminint}.{latsecdec}.???&ZM=12. There where I put ??? I am not sure if this are the milliseconds. This system has great map details and also additional informations about hotels (if you understand Japanese :-) ). For France: http://www.geoportail.fr, but I don’t know the API to directly address coordinates. For Austria: http://www.austrianmap.at/ . But this seems to be a JS application, and has probably no direct coordinate access neither.

TopoZone.com and NAD83
I have noticed that your tool geohack.php uses a hyperlink to TopoZone.com that yields a result which interprets the input coordinates as being NAD27. I believe it is more common to use NAD83/WGS84 based on WikiProject Geographical coordinates which says that "All coordinates should be referenced to WGS84, or an equivalent datum". It would be simple to change your hyperlink by adding &datum=nad83 to the end of it. If you need more information you can leave a note here or on my talk page. --Droll 07:04, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Current URL has annoying bug
< Moved from Template talk:Coor URL>

RAF Gan is located less than one degree below the equator. This URL incorrectly reports it as North instead of South. This throws off every map link.


 * http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=0_41_S_73_9_E_type:island (incorrectly north)
 * http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=1_41_S_73_9_E_type:island (correctly south)

I have to say compared with the previous map link server this url is a step backwards. Its missing wikimapia and is generally has links that are pretty useless.

--MarsRover 21:16, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

< /Moved from Template talk:Coor URL>

Added links to five Japanese map site
I have added Japanese map sites because there was none of it. --Izumi5 14:18, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I have corrected some (in fact, many) mistakes in the links. --Izumi5 07:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Internationalisation
What about subpages in different languages? Not everyone knows English and all Wikipedia links go to en. --88.76.219.217 11:03, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Hungarian
Please find a way to make this page localisable (nice word huh :)). I'm hereby volounteering for the Hungarian translation. Please contact me at bdamokos [at] gmail [dot] com . Regards, Dami --85.238.73.101 16:25, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Map of Czech Republic
Hallo Magnus, du hast diese Seite anstelle der ehemaligen nationalen Quellen-Verzeichnisse erstellt. Dabei sind einige nationale Quellen verlorengegangen, z. B. auch die hervorragende Quelle www.mapy.cz, die direktes Anklicken von guter Landkarte und detaillierten Luftbildern des vollständigen Staatsgebiets von Tschechien erlaubte. Wäre es möglich, sie in diese Liste wieder aufzunehmen? Es würde mich freuen, wenn du das veranlassen könntest. MfG --de:Benutzer:KaHe
 * Danke.MfG --de:Benutzer:KaHepillemann

Selection of links
I removed a link to whereto.org. They have only Google Maps with a few tags added, all but one of them in the USA. I think this extension, that is widely used in different language wikipedias should only contain links to websites with a really useful content. That means: Google Maps only once - the original one - and not all sites that use this service for whatever purpose. --88.76.203.102 22:27, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikimapia
Is there a particular reason why Wikimapia is not in the list? I see this question was (kind of) asked above, but there was no answer. Thanks.&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 12:17, 19 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Probably the same rationale as the removal of WhereTo.org link - seeing that it's gmaps based. I personally disagree -- I think both Whereto and Wikimapia add something significant to gmaps. May be we need a chapter for "This location on Maps based projects"? "This location on maps mash-ups" or something along these lines. Placeopedia and wayfaring links can go there as well.. Amaltsev 19:24, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Is there a record of discussions regarding removals from/additions to this list, do you know? In other words, who's in charge of this list?&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:36, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Presumably User:Magnus Manske is in charge since it's in his userspace, but I really have no idea.. Amaltsev 19:49, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm, looks like he's away for the time being. I'll wait till he's back; this is not all that urgent anyway.&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 19:53, 19 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Looks like Wikimapia has finally been add to the list but unfortunately is misspelled and at bottom of list. Is it possible that this geo template can be publicly edited by the community like all other pages and articles? --MarsRover 20:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, the owner seems to be absent, and the page is being edited to everyone's heart content. I, for one, don't see any harm in correcting a simple typo.&mdash;Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 17:09, 6 November 2006 (UTC)


 * May be I'm biased, but Wikimapia at the top of the list above google maps its based on and placed there by its creator? I really think we need a chapter for "Map-based projects" where projects like wikimapia, whereto.org, everytrail.com, etc will go. There is a difference between various maps -- yahoo, microsoft, mapquest, gmaps, etc -- primary providers (from user's point of view at least), and mash-up projects however popular or not they are. Amaltsev 01:54, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I like to see wikimapia as a choice on the same google line. "google (wikimapia,hybrid,satellite)". And the google line should be the first line. Normally I am for organization and categorization but in this case I would sort by popularity and by usefulness (McFly?) --MarsRover 07:35, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think placing it where you placed it falsely implies a relationship with Google. And then again, wikimapia is not the only project that allows to wiki-edit places on google maps. Why the preferential treatment? Amaltsev 22:50, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Who preferred to put a dead "McFly" link as second choice here? I just trying to be practical and not having to have the user scroll each time they bring up this page. If we had a poll to find the most common links and made sure they're at the top I am fine with that. Also, we should have Yahoo maps near the top of the list. I don't think its even in the list. --MarsRover 00:02, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Polish links.
Hi.

We have a template for links to locations. You might add them

http://wikimapia.org/#y=&x=&z=&l=28&m=h http://mapa.szukacz.pl/?n=&e=&z=&t=&m=
 * this ones general (realy cool and I belive it should be on top of it all - it is "editable" for all)
 * and this one is local

Nux (talk) 23:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

USMapServer
User Middleforkmaps added a link to usmapserver.com; This link reverse-geocodes coordinates into named city pages

Adding a section for Map Based Projects
Here is what I'd put to the main template in reference to the "Wikimapia" discussion above. I am the guy behind whereto.org, so I don't want to be the one to modify the actual template, but here goes. Amaltsev 02:18, 8 November 2006 (UTC)



Map Based Projects

Web sites listed below provide additional services using map data from Global or Local providers listed on this page.


 * Find this location on WhereTo.org
 * Find this location on Wikimapia.org
 * Find this location on Panoramio.com




 * Would you mind spelling it "Map-based projects"? —Michael Z. 2006-12-01 17:04 Z 

Yahoo Maps
I added Yahoo Maps. I set the mag for now to a value of 6, a not to close view... mag 5 would be another good possibility, but I guess for now 6 is enough... is there a way to use the range-values (as supplied for google maps) for this?

Short Doku of the Yahoo Maps Query String:

--PSIplus &Psi; 16:55, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I updated the entry after yahoo changed the url (added broadband/ sub-url) ... --PSIplus &Psi; 22:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Added links to Flash Earth
I have added links to Flash Earth, a web site with Satellite and aerial imagery of the Earth in Flash. I hope you don't mind. Ric36 18:13, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I miss GeoNames and Tagzania
I miss GeoNames and Tagzania. They were in earlier versions of the coordinates link.

Map Previews
Would it make sense to add little 64x64 pictures as preview to distinguish street maps from satellite maps and so on?--Noiv 01:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)