Template talk:GeoTemplate/Archive 15

Edit id 768151237
In the edit some indirect map service link were removed.. Let's make a list and filter that. C933103 (talk) 23:59, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

Global== Austria== Belarus== Denmark== Estonia== Ireland== UK== Italy== Norway== Poland== Russia== Slovenia== Sweden== Australia== New Zealand==
 * National Geographic MapMaker
 * ViaMichelin https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Maps
 * Burgenland Map
 * Vienna Map
 * map.by
 * Geodatastyrelsen https://hkpn.gst.dk https://www.kortforsyningen.dk (incl. Greenland, Faroe)
 * Krak.dk Map
 * Delfi - Map
 * GeoHive
 * Find village and communities at this location on UKVillages.
 * Portale Cartografico Nazionale
 * Jernbaneverket: Live train map
 * Geoportal Maps
 * Map portal of FSUE «GOSGISCENTER» (ФГУП «Госгисцентр»)
 * Map of St.Petersburg
 * Map of Yekaterinburg
 * mirkart.ru
 * kartaspb.ru
 * umap.ru
 * map.bryandex.ru
 * map.vrn.ru
 * topmap.narod.ru
 * nn.ru
 * 43region.ru
 * geomap.ru
 * kartakirov.ru
 * penza.maxikarta.ru
 * Najdi.si Map
 * Stadskartan Map
 * Kartguiden Map
 * KartSök och ortnamn Map
 * Historiska kartor Map
 * SIX - New South Wales - Topo
 * LIST - Tasmania - Topo

India== Israel== Chile==
 * LINZ Topographic Maps (Image File)
 * MapMyIndia Map
 * Maptell Map
 * b114 בזק indirect
 * eMap indirect
 * Mapa מפה indirect
 * Office of Territory Studies Map

Israeli government map site stopped working (please copy this somewhere else if this isn't the right place)
At some point in the past few months, the meaning of the "?c" argument at https://www.govmap.gov.il/ changed. It used to be latitude and longitude, but now it is coordinates in the Israeli Transverse Mercator grid. For example, the 1940s map for Ni'ilya used to be at https://www.govmap.gov.il/?c=34.571667,31.646111&z=6&b=4 but now it is at https://www.govmap.gov.il/?c=159168,617029&z=6&b=4. I don't know if that site has an option for location by latitude and longitude. Zerotalk 03:07, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

GeoHack misfires with Google Maps (Satellite View)
When instantiated as: https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=ARA_San_Juan_(S-42)&params=45_56_59_S_59_46_22_W_ Google Maps (satellite view) is missing the zoom controls!

Please fix, as this makes this map view unusable! (can't zoom out.)

Thanks!

181.12.67.193 (talk) 04:33, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * If there is a problem with user interaction at Google Maps, this is entirely outside our control. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 18:07, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Kindly explain how your comment is constructive vis-à-vis actually taking a look to see what is going on. Don't forget Google is the option most folks use by far, so even if the bug is in Google's camp it still beehooves the maintainers of GeoHack to report the bug to Google to get it fixed.  Wouldn't you agree? 181.12.63.46 (talk) 18:21, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Add Google Earth Engine timelapse
The 32 year timelapse animated imagery of the world is a very unique and valuable resource to see how the surface of any part of earth has changed over time. Here is a link to the timelapse of Dubai Planemad|YakYak 13:49, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

URL format: https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse/#v={lat},{lng},{zoom},latLng&t=3.04

Add Wikimedia maps full screen button
The "Wikimedia maps" inlay is great, but there should be a button to make it full screen etc. Jidanni (talk) 09:34, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

Drop a pin on OS Maps (for the UK)
The link to OS Maps (osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk) would be more useful if it dropped a pin on the point in question. This can be achieved by appending /pin to the URL. I am not able to make this change, as I don't have the status needed for the protected page.

by Xsanda (visit my talk page) 10:35, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * ✅ --тнояsтеn &hArr; 11:46, 19 February 2019 (UTC)

broken links
The links to the WorldFlicks and WhereTo.org in https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=36_37_31.28_N_137_14_48.12_E#Photos (and probably all other points on the planet) link to discontinued web pages or services. - R. J. Mathar (talk) 13:27, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I deleted both of them. ✅ --тнояsтеn &hArr; 15:25, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Blacklist: pro-gorod.ru
pro-gorod.ru is in the blacklist of https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Spam_blacklist. Could you delete that? because a warning message displayed when editing Template:GeoTemplate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bcxfu75k (talk • contribs) 23:42, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

The point?
This template, along with a number of its sub-templates, is currently showing up in the report of unused templates. What is its purpose? I see a number of active edits, just trying to get a grasp on the point of the templates. Thanks! -- Zack mann  (Talk to me/What I been doing) 20:10, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Go to almost any page about a place or building and you may see a link titled "Coordinates" either in the infobox or at upper right of the page. For example, at Hamburg we find the link 53.56528°N, 10.00139°W. Click that. You are now viewing Template:GeoTemplate with the appropriate latitude and longitude filled in to make those links useful. So, far from being "unused", it's used on every page transcluding plus a good few others that use other templates like . -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 19:11, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
 * in my defense... Both Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:GeoTemplate & show it as having 0 transclusions. It appears that this template is being used but not internally I guess? Anyway, was just trying to do some WP:BEFORE. Thanks for the info! -- Zack mann  (Talk to me/What I been doing) 19:15, 1 March 2019 (UTC)

Google Earth Link via Icon at top of page broken
As an ordinary user my only use of this page, after clicking the coordinate at the top of another page, is to click on the Google Earth icon at the top of the page, but this seems to have been broken for some time. All I get is a message saying "No webservice". Is this going to be fixed?81.140.178.103 (talk) 07:24, 5 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Should be working again (diff). --тнояsтеn &hArr; 17:32, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Great! Thanks for that!81.140.178.103 (talk) 18:08, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Error in Israel government map urls
The URLs on the Israel panel on the line "govmap" all have the latitude and longitude separated by %7c, which is "|" character. This is incorrect: the separator should be a comma. I'm changing it now... Zerotalk 11:53, 9 April 2019 (UTC) That seems to have worked (after clearing the cache). Zerotalk 12:00, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Add OpenTopoMap
Could https://opentopomap.org be added please? It's a nice combo of a very clear OSM data raster with SRTM height data displayed as proper contours.

Format: https://opentopomap.org/#map={osmzoom}/{latdegdec}/{londegdec}

Thanks! OrbiterSpacethingy (talk) 18:40, 9 April 2019 (UTC)


 * In the table row with OpenStreetMap you find a link "more maps". OpenTopoMap is listed there. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 16:14, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland service is not specific to the UK, and not just for Ordnance Survey map. We should add as second NLS entry, under the global heading; templated on:


 * https://maps.nls.uk/geo/find/#zoom=5&lat=56.0000&lon=-4.0000

which enables one to find maps like, for example:


 * https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=5.766667&lat=37.0662&lon=-85.5853&layers=180&b=1

-- Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 21:40, 26 April 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 4 May 2019

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 

The result of the move request was: Withdrawn. eπi ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 17:34, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Template:GeoTemplate → GeoTemplate – This isn't transcluded on any pages, and doesn't appear to be intended for transclusion, so it shouldn't be in the template namespace.

The incoming links shows that many pages also link to "Wikipedia:Map sources", so that may be an even better target than "GeoTemplate"; I'm neutral on this matter. eπi ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 21:16, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Technical oppose This is an exceptional page, as it's so closely integrated with the WMF tools. We shouldn't move it unless you can prove, or get a statement from a technical expert, that moving the page wouldn't cause any problems.  I'm neutral on the core issue.  Nyttend (talk) 01:49, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I'll hopefully see about looking into this. That's a very clear reason to postpone moving until further consultation. eπi  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 06:30, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Unconditional oppose, it's used on well over a million pages. I refer you to my reply at Template talk:GeoTemplate/Archive 15 -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 11:51, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Your description almost makes me think it should be in the Mediawiki namespace, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having lowered the protection to extended confirmed.
 * Valid point indeed. This is the second requested move I've created, and the second one I've withdrawn. Hopefully this will help me further refine my approach so I don't find myself withdrawing my third. eπi  ( talk  &#124;  contribs ) 17:34, 5 May 2019 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Add weatherUSA weather map

 * ✅ —EncMstr (talk) 03:53, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

I would like to propose adding the WeatherLive map here: https://www.weatherusa.net/weathernet/live/ To the "United States" section. Lots of real-time data options. I've added an example to the GeoTemplate/sandbox.

Format: https://www.weatherusa.net/weathernet/live/?q={latdegdec},{londegdec}&zoom={osmzoom}&layers=obs-t,radar,alerts

The weather.gov EDD map would also be good to add but it seems to be offline/overloaded at the moment. Thanks! -Kremit (talk) 22:13, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Update links: http to https
Some links in the "Other information" section need to be updated as they switched from http to https: www.megalithic.co.uk, geody.com , global.mapit.mysociety.org , map.openseamap.org , www.lightningmaps.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by ElfQrin (talk • contribs) 12:54, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 September 2019
Please replace "www.blue-marble.de" with "blue-marble.de" in both occurrences – i.e. remove the "www." subdomain from both links to Blue Marble Navigator (which happens to be my own site), as the SSL certificate is only valid for the main domain. The content of the resulting page is the same, but people would not get browser warnings. Urs Enke (talk) 23:08, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:01, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Group by base map
Many of the maps listed can grouped into what they are based on.

E.g., several are simply value-added versions of OpenSteetMap. Therefore perhaps they should all be grouped together.

Jidanni (talk) 19:31, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Add vanilla GeoHack link to the list of maps
GeoHack itself deserves to be in the list.

Not just for Antipodes.

But one would think "why would I need the link if I am already looking at it (in the URL bar)?"

Well, otherwise it takes a lot of experiments to figure out the basic GeoHack URL could be as simple as https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=24.18169_N_120.86617_E I.e., https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?params=LAT_N_LON_E (decimal degrees, no DMS mess too.) Jidanni (talk) 20:05, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
 * OK, call it a "Basic GeoHack (with only LAT LON)" Jidanni (talk) 20:08, 11 September 2019 (UTC)

Link to LROC Quickmap as new mapping provider for Lunar locations.
I suggest LROC Quickmap by Arizona State University as an addition to current external mapping providers. It is official, feature rich with many data layers and has very easy URL defined format to create links like following URL creates a point location to 33.33°N, 33.33°W but polygons and paths can also be defined to mark regions, rover tracks, abstract features etc.

https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/?extent=-180,-90,180,90&proj=16&features=33.33,-33.33

Quickmap has many map projections methods like Orthographic(far side, near side, south and north pole), Equidistant cylindrical and 3D globe which can be useful for certain locations, for example polar locations are better visible in orthographic projection compared to 3D globe and Equidistant cylindrical. Ohsin 16:06, 8 October 2019 (UTC)


 * I added it, but didn't find any documentation for the parameters. Try the coordinates for the Apollo 17 landing site here and select the Lunar Globe (3D) projection to see odd movement of the marker when zoomed in and panning the globe.  —EncMstr (talk) 23:07, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks and yes added points do appear to be floating in 3D views I have submitted a bug report. I'll update if they reply. No issues in 2D projection though. Ohsin  06:38, 9 October 2019 (UTC)

Protection note
Following up on a request on my talk page: (Special:PermaLink/921775139). This is a rather special style of template, it is fully move protected as it is called from external sources thus the full-move protection; it has been the subject of vandalism which can also be very disruptive, thus the unusual ECP protection. I may have otherwise used TPROT edit protection - but it has routine good faith maintainers and this is an anti-vandalism control. — xaosflux  Talk 20:27, 17 October 2019 (UTC)
 * If it's been under ECP due to disruptive editing, then simply reapply ECP to the page with the rationale "Persistent Vandalism" like so many others. There's no need for further justification/conflict/WP:IAR/"this is a special case"/etc. ECP was indeed created to prevent such disruptive editing. All that needs to be done is change your rationale. Buffs (talk) 15:49, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * This discussion should suffice, make-work log entries are not necessary. See also my note at my user talk if you want to escalate my actions further. —  xaosflux  Talk 15:55, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * make-work log entries are not necessary You've spent FAR more effort on responses than it would take to simply label your rationale correctly. Furthermore, you requested we continue the discussion here. Now it's back to your talk page to refer it further to WP:ANI. Why the wild goose chase? Why not simply update the rationale so there's no confusion in the logs? Buffs (talk) 16:12, 18 October 2019 (UTC)

Integrate Tianditu
Tianditu is an official mapping service provided by the Chinese government. Would be interesting if we can link against it. Though after digging 10 minutes, I haven't figure out myself how to link to a location with coordinates.--Voidvector (talk) 21:47, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Google Maps logo


I think this template should be using the new Google Maps icon as it has the same colour scheme as the Google "G" clearly showing it's a google product and since it's map pin it makes it easier to identify as a mapping service rather than just Google Search. Also it's the official logo for Google Maps. – Brandon XLF  (talk) 01:53, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Good spot BrandonXLF. I've changed the logo to the new official one. the wub "?!"  21:15, 14 February 2020 (UTC)

New URL HERE WeGo
The HERE WeGo Web app has a new URL https://www.here.com -> https://wego.here.com

The current URL does not retain parameters so the location links are broken. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iow (talk • contribs) 13:38, 17 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Works for me (we already use wego.here.com). Can anybody reproduce the error report? --тнояsтеn &hArr; 16:46, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Add mapillary to list
The URL format is this: https://www.mapillary.com/app/?focus=map&lat=30.87&lng=121.77&z=9.407840973087621 --So9q (talk) 10:27, 21 February 2020 (UTC)

Add New South Wales SIX Maps
The official maps of NSW, Australia from NSW Spatial Services. I'm not sure if there's the ability to add this link just to NSW locations, so it may need to be added to the Australian sources with a note.

The link is not the cleanest, but it works: https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/?hideSplash=true&xy={%22y%22:-33.856699,%22x%22:151.215236}

More generically: https://maps.six.nsw.gov.au/?hideSplash=true&xy={%22y%22:{latdegdec},%22x%22:{londegdec}} --Tugzrida (talk) 08:23, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Taiwan maps.nlsc.gov.tw
Add https://maps.nlsc.gov.tw/ e.g., https://maps.nlsc.gov.tw/go/120.86617/24.18169. Jidanni (talk) 13:31, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Google Maps does not display from kml urls
The Google Maps links to display KML files for Photos > Commons and Wikipedia articles > All coordinates on in do not work. Maybe they should just remove? And why is it on in, shouldn't it be on/in or on? -- CamelCaseNick (talk) 00:18, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I removed Google and Bing as they do not work. (User:Para's tool seems to be out of order.) --тнояsтеn &hArr; 13:40, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Users have very few methods to find out where to provide feedback
As noted in https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T249279 users have very few methods to find out where to provide feedback. Jidanni (talk) 11:28, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , there is a 'report inaccuracies' link.. The bigger problem here is report about what... There are like 10 different technologies involved for almost anything and it is really hard for people to figure out if a problem is an OSM problem, a wikidata problem, a geohack problem, or an articleproblem. We can't easily solve that I think.. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 11:55, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , well for starters the "Wikimedia maps beta" at the bottom of the map should link somewhere. Jidanni (talk) 12:20, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Javascript disabled or map out of range or simply just wait a moment
Javascript disabled or map out of range should be changed to Javascript disabled or map out of range or simply just wait a moment else users on slower connections will think something is wrong. Jidanni (talk) 12:22, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Link to Google Earth for Web?
There is now a 'web' version of Google Earth for use in browsers earth.google.com/web - currently Google Chrome 67, Firefox 63, Opera 54, or Edge 79 Wonder if worth linking to it? linking by location, is relatively straightforward with plain decimal degrees... https://earth.google.com/web/search/54.400610206561,-7.2231798094628/ BarryHunter (talk) 18:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC)

Taiwan Government Map link
Add https://maps.nlsc.gov.tw/go/LON/LAT e.g., https://maps.nlsc.gov.tw/go/121/24

Alas, that will fail unless one has zh in Accept-Language browser header. However https://maps.nlsc.gov.tw/T09/mapshow.action?lon=121&lat=24&zoom=18&Language=ZH will work.

(/go/ documented deep within )

Jidanni (talk) 01:24, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Ireland map link
The http://maps.osi.ie/ link no longer works. Perhaps it should be under http://map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html but I've no idea how to get co-ordinates to work with that. --A bit iffy (talk) 11:39, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I changed the URL but did not find a way to link to coordinates either. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 16:07, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks. --A bit iffy (talk) 22:11, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Dead Israel option
I removed the Mapa option from the Israel section as it hasn't worked for some time and I can't see how to fix it. It is not present in the corresponding template on the Hebrew wiki. If you can see how to fix it, just revert this edit and apply the changes. Zerotalk 06:05, 13 July 2020 (UTC)

Fix icgc link
In the template, the ICGC link is currently formatted as:

| Catalonia
 * Map

Where language becomes "en" for English, but it needs to be "eng" to work.

That is, the template produces the link http://www.icc.cat/vissir3/?lang=en&mp_zoom=n:5&etrs89x=2.256945&etrs89y=41.594903 that doesn't work, but http://www.icc.cat/vissir3/?lang=eng&mp_zoom=n:5&etrs89x=2.256945&etrs89y=41.594903 would work.--Pere prlpz (talk) 11:41, 14 September 2020 (UTC)


 * Changed the URL. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 17:40, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Arctic.IO Dead Link
As of today, Arctic.io does not appear to resolve links (I get a 404 on https://arctic.io/wikipedia/?lon=-71.09575&lat=82.394028) KevinCuddeback (talk) 20:35, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

$ w3m -dump https://arctic.io/ Arctic.io Future home of yet another side project. Coming soon. Or not.

Jidanni (talk) 16:09, 28 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Removed. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 17:41, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

TerraServer link dead
TerraServer links redirect to parent company PrecisionHawk for a 404. According to Vice the website was shutdown in February 2020. Reference: --Bamyers99 (talk) 21:26, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Removed the service as it does not seem to be back online anytime. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 18:47, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Mars Map viewing improvements
I don't see too badly; even so I have trouble finding the dark red dot superimposed on the light-brown Mars surface. It is *too hard to see* to be considered 'accessible'. I'd suggest that a *bright yellow* dot would show up much better. Other desirable aids worth implementing: &bull;Vertical and horizontal dotted line crosshairs &bull;some actual latitude and longitude guides on the map edges &bull;a 50% increase in the image size would be super.Twang (talk) 05:40, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I've changed the color of the map pointer to yellow. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 18:52, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

While the map is loading, at the top we see a message
While the map is loading, at the top we see a message like Javascript disabled or out of range

Well it should just say Loading...

Jidanni (talk) 14:02, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

DuckDuckGo Maps as a web frontend for Apple Maps
I made an issue on the Bitbucket before realizing that it's apparently extremely out of date and not actually used for ongoing development (or maybe it's the backend, idk): Currently GeoHack lists Apple Maps as “Apple Devices Only”. However, DuckDuckGo licenses Apple Maps for use in a web browser.

You can translate an Apple Maps URL like this one (I’ve used random coordinates):

https://maps.apple.com/?q=31.65092,91.17588

To this one:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=31.65092,91.17588&iaxm=maps

And it should work on any device.

DuckDuckGo Maps should be a preferred (i.e. highlighted) service for GeoHack due to the fact that DuckDuckGo does not track its users, unlike Bing and Google, which are currently preferred services for GeoHack. (There are other, non-preferred services already on GeoHack that do not track users, either.)

I don’t know how you assign priority to issues, so obviously feel free to change the priority if you like. Also, the way you might go about integrating DuckDuckGo Maps vis-a-vis Apple Maps in the GeoHack list is an open question.

I see that the code for Apple Maps is as follows:

It doesn't seem to be possible to deeplink directly to "Satellite" view on DuckDuckGo, but something like the following should work:

I'm not sure if that's how you'd want to indicate the click-through for "Satellite" view, or if you'd prefer naming it "DuckDuckGo" rather than "Apple Maps (web view)".

If you'd prefer marking it as "DuckDuckGo", I made an SVG version of the DuckDuckGo favicon out of.

FWIW it would be easier to contribute to this if you were to include it on the Wikimedia GitHub rather than exclusively maintaining the code on Wikipedia itself.

— Elsie Hupp 69.112.106.230 (talk) 05:13, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. &#8213;  Qwerfjkl  &#124; 𝕋𝔸𝕃𝕂 (please use&#32; on reply) 19:27, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Link to Sentinel-2 viewer
There isn't any Sentinel-2 viewer linked, while this may be very helpful for recent events. Sentinel-hub offers a public viewer, and S2maps.eu offers a less frequently update one. Sentinel-hub can be direct linked to coordinates, .e.g https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/?source=S2L2A&lat=40&lng=20 Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 16:06, 11 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Added the service: . --тнояsтеn &hArr; 18:04, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 18 June 2021
Please update the South Korean links. Thank you.

South Korea
126.242.179.158 (talk) 09:59, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, and thank you for the update!  P.I. Ellsworth   ed.  put'r there 20:41, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Krasnodar-1 railway station
Krasnodar-1 railway station
 * latitude: 45.011692
 * longitude: 38.9983834
 * Google Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Krasnodar-1+station/@45.011692,38.9983834

123.1.86.157 (talk) 08:23, 20 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Fixed location in the article Krasnodar-1 railway station. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 11:43, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 August 2021: Udate on Iran section
Map Rfun71 (talk) 10:45, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. lomrjyo (✉ • 📝) 14:18, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * See one section below, this request was made twice. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 10:27, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 30 August 2021
Please Update Iran section Rfun71 (talk) 11:49, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Please update iran section with the following, this will add a new map which is actually working (Parsijoo map isn't responding any more):

Iran

 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Ben  ❯❯❯  Talk  00:48, 31 August 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ Added Balad Maps. Parsijoo is working for me. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 10:38, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

No way to see bigger Wikimedia maps
Wikimedia maps window is great. But there is no "expand to full screen/jump to a 100% Wikimedia maps page" button. Jidanni (talk) 12:54, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 17 November 2021
can anyone add the TomTom map into the list "https://mydrive.tomtom.com/en_in" Mohammad Shahid Quamar 09:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Tol  (talk &#124; contribs) @ 20:11, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Many unused subtemplates
This template has many unused subtemplates, including: Before I nominate them for deletion as an abandoned, unused attempt at creating a set of GeoTemplates for planets and moons other than Earth, I wanted to post here to see if anyone knows of a reason why they should be kept. Will they be used? If so, where? Pinging and, who appear to have made most of the substantive edits to these pages back in the 2009 to 2012 range. – Jonesey95 (talk) 23:48, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * GeoTemplate/Group
 * GeoTemplate/Lang
 * GeoTemplate/ariel
 * GeoTemplate/ceres
 * GeoTemplate/charon
 * GeoTemplate/dione
 * GeoTemplate/enceladus
 * GeoTemplate/europa
 * GeoTemplate/guideline
 * GeoTemplate/hyperion
 * GeoTemplate/iapetus
 * GeoTemplate/io
 * GeoTemplate/mars
 * GeoTemplate/mimas
 * GeoTemplate/moon/eu
 * GeoTemplate/oberon
 * GeoTemplate/phobos
 * GeoTemplate/pluto
 * GeoTemplate/tethys
 * GeoTemplate/titan
 * GeoTemplate/titania
 * GeoTemplate/triton
 * GeoTemplate/umbriel
 * GeoTemplate/vesta


 * It's a long time since I had any dealings with these, but as I recall, they are used; for example the Mars sub-template is used in . Note also that GeoTemplate itself shows no transclusions (per ). Andy Mabbett ( Pigsonthewing ); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:02, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Those are very helpful links. Thank you. These subtemplates are transcluded, but by pages outside of the English Wikipedia. They are used by the coord links on pages for features of extraterrestrial bodies, like Arrakis Planitia and many other articles that can be found through Surface features of space objects and other means. I will mark these pages appropriately so that they do not appear on "unused template" reports. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:06, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Can we incorporate the new URL for the British Ordnance Survey service please?
At the moment, the tool sends British Ordnance Survey (OS) requests to https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ but, as they explain here, the OS are moving the service to https://explore.osmaps.com/ and they already encourage users to go there, with the implication that sooner or later the whole service will move. Would it be possible, please, to offer the new URL as either the default (preferable, I think) or as an alternative? I think this would be a help to people who have OS accounts and have moved or may be moving to the new setup. Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 08:56, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ --тнояsтеn &hArr; 20:18, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Superb! Thank you so much. DBaK (talk) 23:53, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Edit request: better Earth map
I've been updating some of the GeoHack planet & moon maps, but since this main page is extended-protected I thought I should ask before updating the Earth map. I'd like to change it from File:Earthmap1000x500.jpg to the much better-looking File:Blue Marble 2002.png. SevenSpheresCelestia (talk) 19:07, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Please make your changes at Template:GeoTemplate/sandbox, so that they may be examined more clearly. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 20:08, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay, done. SevenSpheresCelestia (talk) 20:11, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Right, the contrast between the red dot and the blue ocean is better, but the contrast between the green that makes up most of the land and the blue ocean is worse. Let's notify WikiProject Geographical coordinates, possibly a few other places, and see what they say. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 22:01, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't think either map has an issue with contrast, but the Blue Marble map is higher-quality and more accurate to what Earth actually looks like (well, disregarding sea ice). SevenSpheresCelestia (talk) 22:14, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
 * it aint over until Admiral Byrd returns....and then it still aint over 2601:343:201:15B0:7513:D677:7F13:7F80 (talk) 23:44, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Wikimedia maps not always shown?
If I go to (the coordinate link in the upper right of the article Bad Salzuflen), I see a scrollable and zoomable Wikimedia map, but if I go to  (the coordinate link on Kursk), there is no Wikimedia map. Is this intentional? AxelBoldt (talk) 20:12, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Google Earth link should have a download icon
Google Earth link should have a download icon, because it causes a download (kml) instead of going to a webpage. 65.95.194.171 (talk) 09:05, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

DuckDuckGo device-neutral front-end to Apple Maps
Currently, our links to Apple Maps are only available to users of Apple's operating systems. DuckDuckGo provides a front-end to their same data in a way that preserves privacy and works on all modern browsers and operating systems. We should add a link to that source, either as its own entry or on the Apple Maps row in the "More" column.

A previous request was made to make such an edit, but it was quickly closed as premature, since there was no attempt to obtain consensus. I would like to revive that discussion to obtain such consensus. I've made an edit to the Sandbox to mock up what such a link would look like, and would appreciate others' opinions on making such a change to the template. Thanks. —LinkTiger (talk) 21:26, 19 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't see a point why we shouldn't include this link. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 09:05, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Old-maps.co.uk
This page appears to be no longer available, is it worth deleting (or commenting out) the link? 2A02:C7F:A6FB:DE00:89E3:4C58:7C01:43BA (talk) 05:58, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Definitely, done. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 09:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)

Lithuanian Maps
Why here is not link to Maps.lt there? --Kusurija (talk) 11:50, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Add Globalfishingwatch link
Add https://globalfishingwatch.org/ map links. Jidanni (talk) 21:02, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Open Railway Map
The links to OpenRailwayMaps are dead. What happened? -User:DanTD (talk) 14:56, 22 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Works for me. Maybe it was just a temporary downtime? --тнояsтеn &hArr; 20:31, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

What's a "global service"?
Why are some websites/services in the regional services section when they include the maps of the whole world, plus they also have an English interface? Specifically, I am talking (for example) about the Czech server Mapy.cz. It has the maps of the entire world... JK Ján Kepler (talk) 19:41, 29 November 2022 (UTC)


 * It mostly has to do with what audience the service is targeting. But this is one of those perennial "I think my service is most important" areas as well and it's not the best patrolled to keep ppl in check. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 15:40, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Openstreetbrowser too zoomed out
On the same page you link to Why half the zoom level for the latter? Jidanni (talk) 15:30, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=32.089&mlon=-107.6239&zoom=12&layers=M
 * https://openstreetbrowser.org/#map=6/32.089/-107.6239


 * Fixed. Someone had added it with the wrong system. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 15:40, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Vital marker gone!
https://maps.wikimedia.org/leafletmarker-icon.png 404 Not Found Jidanni (talk) 13:03, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
 * OK, good. Now you use: https://maps.wikimedia.org/leaflet/images/marker-icon.png — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jidanni (talk • contribs) 13:56, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

JavaScript disabled or out of map range.
On slow connections, the map says "JavaScript disabled or out of map range." for several seconds before the image finally loads.

The problem is: it should say, "JavaScript disabled or out of map range... or just wait a few seconds."

Yes, there is no way to make the user's $1-a-month Internet faster, unless he spends more.

That's not the problem. The problem is the message assumes fast connections.

Or... just have a standard spinner.

Jidanni (talk) 08:21, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 February 2023
The current lat/lon coordinates are quite wrong, you should use these ones instead: 50.98964646392152, 7.130402442274649

Right now they are pointing to a random place in the forest about 30km north of the correct location.

See also:

https://www.countrycoordinate.com/city-bergisch-gladbach-germany/ Sergio.correia (talk) 07:28, 12 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for reporting. This is not an issue with the template, I changed the coordinates in the article Bergisch Gladbach. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 10:28, 12 February 2023 (UTC)

Huawei Petal Maps
Petal Maps can be added to map resources. 58zarali (talk) 21:03, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Add Opentopomap
Add https://www.opentopomap.org. Jidanni (talk) 06:08, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
 * You find this and other OSM-based sites when you click on "more maps" in the OSM entry of the maps services table. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 08:39, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Map jumps upon first zoom click
The first time one pushes the zoom buttons, the map jumps, so one must reposition the mouse for the second click. Please test with both zoom buttons. Jidanni (talk) 02:01, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You don't say which page you accessed this from, nor which map you wre viewing. But regardless of those, this template leads to dozens of mapping websites, and how they behave on zoom is outside our control. You would need to take it up with the mapping service provider, and they will need to know your operating system and version, also your browser and version, in addition to the URL that took you to their website. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 08:40, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I can reproduce this, it's the embedded "Wikimedia maps" frame on the page itself e.g. (strangely this embed only appears if a region isn't specified in the URL, but that's another problem). It only seems to happen in Chrome. the wub  "?!"  11:18, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * If that's the map concerned, it using Firefox 110.0.1 (64-bit) under Windows 10 Version 10.0.19044.2604 -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 21:20, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Go to.
 * Keep your eyes on the "Wikimedia maps" map.
 * If you have a slow connection you'll see "Javascript out of range... " etc. for one second as the map fills in. That is bug #1.
 * Now click the "+" button on the map.
 * Yes I would show you a screenshot, but that is hard here. Easy if you used GitHub bug tracker instead.
 * The map zooms, but now our mouse needs to be repositioned if we wish to click "+" again, if perhaps, we haven't zoomed enough for our tastes.
 * This is the first map in the world I have ever encountered that requires the user to chase the "+" button around the screen, albeit for just the second click.
 * Yes, after the second "+" click the "+" has had enough thrills, and settles down not scampering away again. Google Chrome	113.0.5638.0 Linux Desktop. Jidanni (talk) 00:22, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't have Linux, and don't have Chrome either (there are reasons why I don't want to install it), so I have informed WP:VPT, but since this is a problem with MediaWiki:GeoHack.js and not with Template:GeoTemplate, I have raised the matter at MediaWiki talk:GeoHack.js and it's probably best to discuss potential solutions on that page. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 09:07, 14 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Indeed seems to be Chrome specific AND your window needs to be narrow enough that the map doesn't completely fit on the page. This seems related: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57184529/how-to-prevent-leaflet-from-scrolling-the-page-when-clicking-the-zoom-buttons tracked in https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/issues/4125 —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 09:29, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

Map lacks scale bar
One cannot tell how big an island is. Jidanni (talk) 05:55, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

SkyVector zoom levels
I have determined the SkyVector zoom levels are OSM SV 11 1 10 3  9  5  8  7  7  9  6 11  5 13  4 15  3 17  2 19  1 21

So since you give OSM a 15, you might as well use 1 instead of 2 for SkyVector.

https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/457862/skyvector-zoom-levels-vs-rest-of-the-world

Jidanni (talk) 15:52, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Make use of heading information
If the incoming URL has a heading, e.g., camera_heading:157.50, then the map on the right could show that as an arrow on the location icon. commons:Template:Location. Jidanni (talk) 04:06, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Opentopomap
Opentopomap links missing. Jidanni (talk) 05:49, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
 * See Template talk:GeoTemplate/Archive 15. --тнояsтеn &hArr; 16:23, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

MarsTrek often has invalid URL
"The URL provided has invalid data and is unable to be processed: Invalid coordinates" usually shows up when I click on Mars Trek link. ShadowDragon343 (talk) 03:00, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * That link was added by User:Halidecyphon who might be able to help? --тнояsтеn &hArr; 17:32, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the report. I'll look into it tomorrow or this weekend by the latest and fix or remove. Halidecyphon (talk) 00:32, 5 May 2023 (UTC)
 * There were two issues:
 * 1. I typoed the original edit, leaving out an = sign. Sorry about that. Fixed.
 * 2. MoonTrek expects longitude values between -180 and 180. However, this template is delivering 0 to 360. So for now, links to the Eastern Hemisphere of Mars are working, but the Western Hemisphere links are broken. Looks like the Google Earth link has the same problem (based on comment in the template). I don't understand the geohack system well enough to know if there's a way I can convert this to 0 to 360 in the template. Any ideas? Halidecyphon (talk) 02:26, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Need two sets of Popular: zoomed in and out
We see Popular --- Bing Maps Google Maps Google Earth OpenStreetMap

These are great, but their zoom levels are all only "way zoomed out". And to zoom in to see the actual building, etc, in most map services the target slides off the edge as we hit the "+" button over and over, and we have to reposition: big hassle.

Therefore there really should be a second row of choices, like Popular --- Zoomed out: Bing Maps Google Maps Google Earth OpenStreetMap Zoomed in: Bing Maps Google Maps Google Earth OpenStreetMap

(Not repeated icons though. But still some kind of table.)

That way people who want to see where the object is in relation to national borders could click one of the former, and people who need to see what building the incident took place in could click the latter!

Neither is better, I'm just saying give the user easy choice.

Just like one needs bi-focal prescription glasses! Jidanni (talk) 11:58, 6 June 2023 (UTC)


 * They all pass a zoom level, and that is based on the type of coordinates and other meta information (type, scale, dim) provided via the coord template. If you don't specify any of the extra options that are detailed in the coord template, you likely will indeed get the pure coordinates at a very high zoom level, but that is to be expected. —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 12:39, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Google Maps links don't work on mobile
On a mobile phone (Android 13 / Pixel 6 but I doubt it matters), clicking on the Google Maps icon results in the app opening but without any address selected. On desktop it works fine.

An example:
 * https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Suntec_Singapore_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre&params=1.292836_N_103.856878_E_type:landmark_dim:500

links to
 * https://www.google.com/maps?ll=1.292836,103.856878&q=1.292836,103.856878&hl=en&t=m&z=16

which does not work on a mobile phone. On desktop, that URL will redirect to
 * https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B017'34.2%22N+103%C2%B051'24.8%22E/@1.292836,103.856878,16z/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d1.2928333!4d103.8568889?entry=ttu

which does work on mobile. A more minimal version which doesn't seem to have any functional difference is
 * https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B017'34.2%22N+103%C2%B051'24.8%22E/@1.292836,103.856878,16z

So I think the correct format for the Google Maps links would be

or maybe

which results in a link like  which also seems to work (on desktop it redirects to the degree-based version so it's not the preferred format of Google Maps, but it's easier to read and maintain in the template code). --Tgr (talk) 04:13, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It works fine for me on iOS 16. Maybe it's an Android thing. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * It would probably work in a browser. The Google Maps app hijacks the link, but can't actually handle it. Tgr (talk) 15:05, 15 August 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm using Safari on iOS 16 to open the Wikipedia page. When I click on the coordinates, I am taken to the geo page in Safari. When I then click on the Google Maps link, the Google Maps app opens with the correct location highlighted. – Jonesey95 (talk) 04:55, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Interestingly enough, I can't replicate your results. For me on my Google Maps iOS, all these links don't report an address (well, there's a plus code, which Google technically calls an address). I'm wondering if perhaps this is solely because the pin is in an area with so many differing addresses that it is simply not confident enough to guess. As this is a business area, a lot of the street numbers here are likely connected to places that are quite a bit away from the street and many business likely share the same streetnumber but with different coordinates. If I take a coordinate well outside the city, it will say things like "Near 8, street name, province, city". Generally, Google for this situation/use case would say: You should share a link to the place, not a coordinate. But we don't know about Google places (basically part of google knowledge graph). —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 12:15, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Or are you saying it is not even giving you a POI highlight ??? —Th e DJ (talk • contribs) 12:25, 16 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, no dropped pin, and the app isn't zoomed in. It just opens with whatever it was showing the last time I used it. But I asked some other people and they also couldn't reproduce it (on Android) so not sure what to think. Tgr (talk) 23:52, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Add ESRI map service please
Here's a very good source of map data: (please add to list of map services)

https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=86265e5a4bbb4187a59719cf134e0018

URL's work like this:

more info here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-online/mapping/use-url-parameters-in-map-viewer/

Thanks for this great tool! Cpowiki (talk) 15:18, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm suspicious of that  query parameter. What does it do? Why is the value so long, complex and inscrutable? Are other values valid, where can we find what they might be? -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 16:48, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * It's the ID of that specific map setup (here: "Satellite and high-resolution aerial imagery for the world with political boundaries, roads, and labels for places and roads." Cf https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=86265e5a4bbb4187a59719cf134e0018).
 * Each map has its own ID (e.g., https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=8152694dd9594393a1db4d62d2020fe3 which is an example map used in tutorials or https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=c93142802cc746f58abf3b21430eb6ae which shows schools in Estonia and so on...) --тнояsтеn &hArr; 19:41, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

New Apple Maps URL for web
Apple maps now seems to have a web based viewer that can be accessed with

MiyuruSankalpa (talk) 13:38, 20 December 2023 (UTC)

Geonames Text XML broken
the Geonames Text XML link in the template should start with sws.geonames.org not ws.org

broken link: Text (XML)

fixed: Text (XML) Nashona (talk) 14:52, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

Map fullscreen button
Add a button to the map to make it full screen, yes, even if just clicking on the Openstreetmaps button is better. Jidanni (talk) 08:09, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Bad link to NASA WorldWind
worldwind://goto/world=Earth&lat=48.850782&lon=2.3574&view=0.001 I get an error in the Safari browser that this link is not valid. It was generated on this page. Robert.Allen (talk) 18:55, 16 March 2024 (UTC)