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==Quick guide==

{{Coord how-to}}

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==Purpose==
{{Tld|Coord}} provides a standard notation for encoding locations by their [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] coordinates. It is primarily for specifying the [[World Geodetic System|WGS84]] geographic coordinates of locations on [[Earth]], at the same time emitting a machine-readable [[Geo (microformat)|Geo microformat]]. However, it can also encode locations on natural satellites, dwarf planets, and planets other than Earth.

* To specify celestial coordinates, use {{tl|Sky}} instead.
* Tag articles which lack coordinates (but need them) with {{tl|Coord missing}}.
* If the subject's location is truly unknown or disputed, note this with {{tl|coord unknown}}.

See also [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates]].

==Features==
Latitude and longitude may be specified (with appropriate precision) either in decimal notation or as degrees/minutes/seconds.  By default, coordinates appear in the format used to specify them.  However, the <code>format=</code> parameter can be used to force display in a particular format. 

The template displays the formatted coordinates with a [[hyperlink]] to [[tswiki:GeoHack|GeoHack]]. GeoHack displays information customized to the location, including links to external mapping services.

For [[Earth|terrestrial]] locations, a blue globe ([[Image:Erioll_world.svg|18px]]) appears to the left of the hyperlink.  Clicking on the globe activates the [[:meta:WikiMiniAtlas|WikiMiniAtlas]] (requires [[JavaScript]]).

By default, coordinates appear "in line" with the adjacent text.  However, the <code>display=</code> parameter can be used to move the coordinates up near the page title—or display them in both places at once.

The template outputs coordinates in three formats:
* Degree/minutes/seconds ("DMS", precision is degrees, or degrees/minutes, or degrees/minutes/seconds, based on input precision).
* Decimal degrees (varying the number of decimal places based on input precision)
* A machine readable [[Geo (microformat)|Geo microformat]].

Logged-in users can customize how coordinates appear in their browsers.

==Caveats==
The template '''must not''' be modified without prior discussion.

Tools which read Wikipedia database dumps (such as [[Google Earth]]) often ignore inline coordinates. To ensure that coordinates are seen by these tools, one set should be displayed beside the title. See [http://support.google.com/earth/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2395280 How do I get my Wikipedia article to show up in the Google Earth Geographic Web layer?].  However, if multiple title coordinates appear on a single page, they will overlap, making them illegible.

==Superseded templates==

This single template supersedes {{tl|coor d}}, (and others in that family which have since been redirected to it), plus the [{{fullurl:Special:PrefixIndex|from=Geolinks&namespace=10}} Geolinks] and [{{fullurl:Special:PrefixIndex|from=Mapit&namespace=10}} Mapit] templates. Most parameters can be used as before – see [[#Usage|Usage]].

Examples:
<table class="wikitable">
<tr><td>&#123;{coord|10.2|N|-20.3|E|'''type:'''city}&#125;</td><td>Replaces &#123;{coor d|10.2|N|-20.3|E|city}&#125;</td></tr>

<tr><td>&#123;{coord|44.4|-111.1|'''type:city_region:US'''|display=inline,title}&#125;</td><td>Replaces &#123;{Geolinks-'''US-cityscale'''|44.4|-111.1}&#125;</td></tr>

<tr><td>&#123;{coord|51.01234|-1.56789|'''type:landmark_region:GB'''|display=inline,title}&#125;</td><td>Replaces &#123;{Geolinks-'''UK-buildingscale'''|51.01234|-1.56789}&#125;</td></tr>

<tr><td>&#123;{coord|-35.5|150.1|'''type:landmark_region:AU'''|display=inline,title}&#125;</td><td>Replaces &#123;{Mapit-'''AUS-suburbscale'''|lat=-35.5|long=150.1}&#125;</td></tr>

<tr><td>&#123;{coord|12|34|12|N|45|33|45|W|'''display=title'''}&#125;</td><td>Replaces &#123;{'''CoorHeader'''|12|34|12|N|45|33|45|W}&#125;</td></tr>

</table>

== Usage ==
 '''&#123;{coord|'''''latitude'''''|'''''longitude'''''|'''''[[#1|coordinate parameters]]'''''|'''''[[#2|template parameters]]'''''}&#125;'''
 '''&#123;{coord|'''''dd'''''|'''''N/S'''''|'''''dd'''''|'''''E/W'''''|'''''[[#1|coordinate parameters]]'''''|'''''[[#2|template parameters]]'''''}&#125;'''
 '''&#123;{coord|'''''dd'''''|'''''mm'''''|'''''N/S'''''|'''''dd'''''|'''''mm'''''|'''''E/W'''''|'''''[[#1|coordinate parameters]]'''''|'''''[[#2|template parameters]]'''''}&#125;'''
 '''&#123;{coord|'''''dd'''''|'''''mm'''''|'''''ss'''''|'''''N/S'''''|'''''dd'''''|'''''mm'''''|'''''ss'''''|'''''E/W'''''|'''''[[#1|coordinate parameters]]'''''|'''''[[#2|template parameters]]'''''}&#125;'''

The hemisphere identifiers (''N/S'') and (''E/W''), if used, must be adjacent to the enclosing pipe "'''<code>|</code>'''" characters, and cannot be preceded or succeeded by spaces.

There are two kinds of parameters, all optional:

*<span id="1">'''Coordinate parameters'''</span> are parameters that {{tl|Coord}} passes to the map server. These have the format ''parameter:value'' and are separated from each other by the underscore character ( _ ). The supported coordinate parameters are ''dim:'', ''globe:'', ''region:'', ''scale:'', ''source:'', and ''type:''. See [[#Coordinate parameters|coordinate parameters]] for details and examples.

*<span id="2">'''Template parameters'''</span> are parameters used by the {{tl|Coord}} template.  These have format ''parameter=value'' and are separated from each other by the pipe character ( | ). The supported template parameters are ''display='', ''format='', ''name='', and ''notes=''.
:* '''display=''' can be one of the following:
::* <code>display=inline</code> – Display the coordinate inline (default)
::* <code>display=title</code> – Display the coordinate at the top of the article, beside the article's title (replaces {{tl|coor title dms}} family)
::** shortcut: <code>display=t</code>
::* <code>display=inline,title</code> – Display the coordinate both inline and beside the article's title (replaces {{tl|coor at dms}} family)
::** shortcut: <code>display=it</code>
::* <code>display=title,inline</code> has the same effect as <code>display=inline,title</code>
::Note: the <code>title</code> attribute indicates that the coordinates apply to the entire article, and not just one of (perhaps many) places mentioned in it &mdash; so it should only be omitted in the latter case. 
:* '''format=''' can be used to force ''dec'' or ''dms'' coordinate display.
::* <code>format=dec</code> reformats the coordinates to <span style="text-decoration:underline;">decimal degrees</span> format.
::* <code>format=dms</code> reformats the coordinates to <span style="text-decoration:underline;">degrees | minutes | seconds</span> format.
:* '''name=''' can be used to annotate inline coordinates for display in map services such as the [[:meta:WikiMiniAtlas|WikiMiniAtlas]]. If omitted, the article's title (PAGENAME) is assumed.
::Note: a ''name='' parameter causes {{tl|Coord}} to emit an [[hCard]] [[microformat]] using that name, ''even if used within an existing hCard''. Do not use when the name is that of a person (e.g for a gravesite), as the generated hCard would be invalid. Also, do not use square brackets in names.
:* '''notes=''' specifies text to be displayed immediately following the coordinates.  This is primarily intended for adding footnotes to coordinates displayed beside the title.

== Displaying all coordinate links on one map ==
The template {{tl|GeoGroup}} can be used in an article with coordinates. This template creates links to Google Maps and Bing which display all the coordinates on a single map, and links to other services which allow the coordinates to be used or downloaded in a variety of formats.

== Examples ==
{| class="wikitable"
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43.651234|-79.383333}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43.651234|-79.383333}}
| Toronto – Fully decimal – western hemisphere implied by negation
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43.65|-79.38}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43.65|-79.38}}
| Toronto – low precision decimal
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43.6500|-79.3800}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43.6500|-79.3800}}
| Toronto – medium precision decimal with trailing zeroes
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43.651234|N|79.383333|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43.651234|N|79.383333|W}}
| Toronto – high precision decimal with explicit hemisphere notation
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43|29|N|79|23|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43|29|N|79|23|W}}
| Toronto – degrees & minutes
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43|29|4|N|79|23|0|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43|29|4|N|79|23|0|W}}
| Toronto – degrees, minutes & seconds
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|43|29|4.5|N|79|23|0.5|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|43|29|4.5|N|79|23|0.5|W}}
| Toronto – degrees, minutes, seconds & fractions of seconds
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E}}
| Moscow – N & E
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dms}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dms}}
| Convert to dms format
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|39.098095|-94.587307|format=dms}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|39.098095|-94.587307|format=dms}}
| Decimal conversion without N/S/E/W
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dec|name=Moscow}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|55.752222|N|37.615556|E|format=dec|name=Moscow}}
| Convert to decimal and label on some maps
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|33|55|S|18|25|E}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|33|55|S|18|25|E}}
| Cape Town – S & E
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|35|00|N|105|00|E}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|35|00|N|105|00|E}}
| People's Republic of China
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|22|54|30|S|43|14|37|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|22|54|30|S|43|14|37|W}}
| Rio – S & W
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|22|S|43|W}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|22|S|43|W}}
| A [[Degree Confluence Project|degree confluence]].
|-
| <code><nowiki>{{coord|52|28|N|1|55|W|region:GB_type:city|notes=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UK/0/Birmingham.html|title=Birmingham}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}</nowiki></code>
| {{coord|52|28|N|1|55|W|region:GB_type:city|notes=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UK/0/Birmingham.html|title=Birmingham}}</ref>|display=inline,title}}
| Birmingham – with display, notes, and parameter settings; note that these coordinates are also displayed at the top of this page.
|}

===References===
{{reflist}}

== Coordinate parameters ==
The first unnamed parameter following the longitude is an optional string of coordinate parameters, separated by underscores. These parameters help [[tswiki:GeoHack|GeoHack]] select suitable map resources, and they will become more important when [[meta:Wikimaps|Wikimaps]] becomes fully functional.

===== type:''T'' =====

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/type:}}

===== scale:''N'' =====

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/scale:}}

===== dim:''D'' =====

{{Coord-doc-dim}}

===== region:''R'' =====

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/region:}}

===== globe:''G'' =====

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/globe:}}

===== source:''S'' =====

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/source:}}

==Per-user display customization==

{{UF-coord-classes}}

==Incorrect uses and maintenance category==
The template has some input checks built in.  Most errors display a <font color=red><b>bold, red</b></font> message inline and categorize the article in the [[Wikipedia:Hidden category|hidden]] [[Wikipedia:Categorization#Non-article and maintenance categories|maintenance category]] '''[[:Category:Pages with malformed coordinate tags|Pages with malformed coordinate tags]]'''. There {{#IFEQ:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pages with malformed coordinate tags}}|1|is currently '''1''' page|are currently '''{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Pages with malformed coordinate tags}}''' pages}} in that category.  See the category description for further instructions.

A more thorough daily report of coordinates needing repair is at [[tools:~dispenser/view/File viewer#log:coord-enwiki.log]].

''See also:'' [[WT:GEO#To do]]

==Internals==
See [[Template:Coord/doc/internals]] and [[:Category:Coord template]].

===Subtemplates===
{{Coord/sub doc}}

===Coordinates in PDF===
For generating PDF, printed books, and Open Office export format, two templates are [[Help:Books/for_experts#Improving_the_book_layout|substituted for the regular templates]]:
*[[Template:Coord/display/title/Print]] for {{tl|Coord/display/title}}
*[[Template:Coord/link/Print]] for {{tl|Coord/link}}
*[[Template:Coord/display/inline,title/Print]] for {{tl|Coord/display/inline,title}}

Samples are available at:
*[[Help:Books/Feedback/Tests/coord 1]]
*[[Help:Books/Feedback/Tests/coord 2]]

===Class names===
The class names '''geo''', '''latitude''' and '''longitude''' are used to generate the microformat and '''MUST NOT''' be changed.

===Template Data===
This template uses overloading which does not work well with the [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor/TemplateData|VisualEditor/TemplateData]]. Consider using "Edit source" instead of the visual editor until this defect is corrected. To facilitate visual editing in the mean time, consider using {{t1|coordDec}} for signed decimal degrees, {{t1|coordDMS}} when degrees minutes and seconds are specified, and {{t1|coordDM}} when just degrees and minutes are given.

{{TemplateDataHeader}}
<templatedata>{
"description": "Encodes the latitude and longitude coordinates of a location, provides a link to map of the location. This template does not work well with the Visual Editor, consider using {{coordDec}} for signed decimal degrees, {{coordDMS}} when degrees minutes and seconds are specified {{coordDM}} when only degrees and minutes are specified. To use this template you will need to use positional parameter following one of these schemes: {{coord | D | M | S | NS | D | M | S | EW | geo | opts}}, {{coord | D | M | NS | D | M | EW | geo | opts}}, {{coord | D| NS | D| EW | geo | opts}} {{coord | sD | sD | geo | opts}} where D is degrees, M is minutes, S seconds, sD signed decimal degrees, NS is N or S, EW is E or W, opts are named parameter and geo are the coordinate parameters described on the main doc page.",
"params": {
        "1": {
            "label": "1",
            "description": "Either degrees latitude or a signed decimal degrees latitude",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
        },
        "2": {
            "label": "2",
            "description": "Either: minutes latitude, signed decimal degrees longitude or 'N' or 'S'.",
            "type": "string",
            "required": true
        },
        "3": {
            "label": "3",
            "description": "Either: second latitude, degrees longitude, 'N' or 'S' or GeoHack parameters",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "4": {
            "label": "4",
            "description": "Either: degrees longitude, 'N', 'S', 'E' or 'W' or GeoHack parameters",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "5": {
            "label": "5",
            "description": "Either: degrees longitude, minutes longitude or GeoHack parameters",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "6": {
            "label": "6",
            "description": "Either: minutes longitude, 'E' or 'W' or GeoHack parameters",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "7": {
            "label": "7",
            "description": "Either second longitude, or GeoHack parameters",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "8": {
            "label": "8",
            "description": "'E' or 'W'.",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
        "9": {
            "label": "9",
            "description": "GeoHack parameters. Example: dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event",
            "type": "string",
            "required": false
        },
  "display": {
    "label": "Display",
    "description": "Where it is displayed. Can be one of: 'inline' in the body of the article (default), 'title' at the top of the article or 'inline,title' both",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "description": "a label to place on maps (default is PAGENAME)",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },
  "notes": {
    "label": "Notes",
    "description": "text displayed immediately following the coordinates",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },
  "format": {
    "label": "Format",
    "description": "How the coordinates are displayed, either 'dec' or 'dms'",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  }
}}</templatedata>
<!--
  "1": {
    "label": "Latitude degrees",
    "description": "The degrees part of the latitude. This can either be a whole number in which case minutes and seconds can also be provided in subsequent parameters, or in decimal format, negative for south e.g. -79.38.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": true
  },
  "2": {
    "label": "Latitude minutes",
    "description": "The minutes part of the latitude. Do not be overly precise, 1' is approximately 1.5km, Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": false
  },
  "3": {
    "label": "Latitude seconds",
    "description": "The minutes part of the latitude. Do not be overly precise,  1\" is approximately 30m. Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": false
  },
  "4": {
    "label": "Latitude direction",
    "description": "Direction part of latitude: N or S. Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },
  "5": {
    "label": "Longitude degrees",
    "description": "The degrees part of the longitude. This can either be a whole number in which case minutes and seconds can also be provided in subsequent parameters, or in decimal format, negative for west e.g. -79.38.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": true
  },
  "6": {
    "label": "Longitude minutes",
    "description": "The minutes part of the longitude. Do not be overly precise—1' is approximately 1.5 km. Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": false
  },
  "7": {
    "label": "Longitude seconds",
    "description": "The minutes part of the longitude. Do not be overly precise—1\" is approximately 30 m. Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "number",
    "required": false
  },
  "8": {
    "label": "Longitude direction",
    "description": "Direction part of longitude: E or W. Not used if decimal degrees are specified.",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },
  "9": {
    "label": "Coordinate parameters",
    "description": "Optional parameters separated by an underscore '_', dim:N (viewing diameter in metres), region:R (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or ISO 3166-2 code), type:T (e.g. landmark or city (30,000)). For example 'dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event'",
    "type": "string",  
    "required": false
  },

-->
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