https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Template%3ACoord_how-toTemplate:Coord how-to - Revision history2026-05-18T23:39:59ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.2https://heald.nga.gov/mediawiki/index.php?title=Template:Coord_how-to&diff=2747&oldid=prevEmily Pugh: 1 revision2013-09-10T20:39:13Z<p>1 revision</p>
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! style="background:#cef2e0;"| {{{{{navbar|tnavbar-header}}}|1= {{{title|Quick how to}}} |2=Coord_how-to}}<br />
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| To add {{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W}} to the top of an article, use {{Tl|Coord}}, thus:<br />
:'''<code><nowiki>{{Coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=title}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
These [[Geographic coordinate system|coordinates]] are in [[Degree (angle)|degrees]], [[Minute of arc|minutes]], and seconds of arc.<br />
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'title' means that the coordinates will be displayed next to the title.<br />
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| To add {{Coord|44.112|N|87.913|W}} to the top of an article, use either <br />
:'''<code><nowiki>{{Coord|44.112|N|87.913|W|display=title}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
''or''<br />
:'''<code><nowiki>{{Coord|44.112|-87.913|display=title}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
These coordinates are in [[Decimal fraction|decimal]] degrees.<br />
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* Degrees, minutes and seconds must be separated by [[Vertical bar|a pipe ("|")]].<br />
* [[Geodetic system|Map datum]] must be WGS84 (except for off-earth bodies).<br />
* Avoid [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#Precision|excessive precision]] (0.0001° is <11 m, 1″ is <31 m).<br />
* Latitude (N/S) must appear before longitude (E/W).<br />
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|Optional coordinate parameters follow the longitude and are separated by [[Underscore|an underscore ("_")]]:<br /><br />
*[[Template:Coord#dim:D|dim]]: <code>dim:</code>'''''N''''' (viewing diameter in metres)<br />
*[[Template:Coord#region:R|region]]: <code>region:</code>'''''R''''' ([[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2]] or [[ISO 3166-2]] code)<br />
*[[Template:Coord#type:T|type]]: <code>type:</code>'''''T''''' (<code>landmark</code> or <code>city(30,000)</code>, for example)<br />
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Other optional parameters are separated by [[Vertical bar|a pipe ("|")]]:<br /><br />
*[[Template:Coord#Display|display]]<br />
*: {{Para|display|inline}} (the default) to display in the body of the article only,<br />
*: {{Para|display|title}} to display at the top of the article only, or<br />
*: {{Para|display|inline,title}} to display in both places.<br />
*[[Template:Coord#Name|name]]<br />
*: <code>name=</code>'''''X''''' to label the place on maps (default is [[mw:Help:Magic words#Page names|PAGENAME]])<br />
Thus: '''<code><nowiki>{{Coord|44.117|-87.913|dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event</nowiki></code>'''<br />
::'''<code><nowiki>|display=inline,title|name=accident site}}</nowiki></code>'''<br />
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Use {{Para|display|title}} (or {{Para|display|inline,title}}) once per article, for the subject of the article, where appropriate.<br />
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* Per [[WP:ORDER]], the template is placed in articles after any [[Wikipedia:Navigation templates|navigation templates]], but before any [[Wikipedia:Persondata|Persondata]] or [[Help:Category#Default sort key|Defaultsort]] templates, or [[Wikipedia:Categorization|Categories]].<br />
* For full details, refer to {{tl|Coord/doc}}.<br />
* Additional guidance is available: [[Wikipedia:Obtaining geographic coordinates|obtaining coordinates]], [[Geographic coordinate conversion|converting coordinates]]<br />
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[[Category:WikiProject Geographical coordinates]]<br />
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</noinclude></div>Emily Pugh