Template:Location map/doc

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{{#invoke:Message box|mbox}} Template:Location map creates a location map as a composite image of an existing map in equirectangular projection with a marker and an optional label superimposed onto it. Note:

  • Using "caption=xxx" frames the map (empty "caption=" leaves map unframed).
  • The marker/label is not checked for valid latitude/longitude & could land anywhere on the article page, even beyond the bottom.
  • To suppress the marker, set marksize=1 pixel wide.
  • For map "width=250" omit "px" or map will stretch across page.
  • To place multiple markers/labels, refer below to: See also.
  • To map along converging longitudes, refer to: Template:Location_map_skew.

Usage

Parameter location refers to a map definition template. If location is Spain, the map image and coordinates are based on the values set in Template:Location map Spain.

Decimal coordinates

{{Location map | ''location''
| lat        = 
| long       = 
| label      = 
| label_size = 
| position   = 
| background = 
| mark       = 
| marksize   = 
| width      = 
| float      = 
| border     = 
| caption    = 
| alt        = 
| AlternativeMap =
}}

Degree/Minute/Second coordinates

{{Location map | ''location''
| lat_deg    = 
| lat_min    = 
| lat_sec    = 
| lat_dir    = 
| lon_deg    = 
| lon_min    = 
| lon_sec    = 
| lon_dir    = 
| label      = 
| label_size = 
| position   = 
| background = 
| mark       = 
| marksize   = 
| width      = 
| float      = 
| border     = 
| caption    = 
| alt        = 
| AlternativeMap =
}}

Parameters

Parameter Default Description
{{{1}}} the unnamed 1st parameter contains the location of the map definition (if Spain, then use values from {{Location map Spain}})
lat 0 latitude (decimal format; enter negative numbers for southern latitude)
lat_deg 0 latitude degrees
lat_min 0 latitude minutes
lat_sec 0 latitude seconds
lat_dir N latitude: N = north (default), S = south
long 0 longitude (decimal format; enter negative numbers for western longitude)
lon_deg 0 longitude degrees
lon_min 0 longitude minutes
lon_sec 0 longitude seconds
lon_dir E longitude: E = east (default), W = west
label {{PAGENAME}} label text
label_size 100 label font size as a percentage (<100 = smaller, >100 = larger)
position right label position relative to the mark: left, right, top, bottom, none
background transparent label background color (background-color: {};)
mark Red pog.svg marker image file name ([[Image: {}]])
marksize 8 marker size in pixels, omit px ([[Image: {}px]]
font-size: {}px;)
width 240 map width - omit "px" or will stretch across page (image: {}px
width: ({}+2)px;)
float right position of map on page: left, right, center, none (float: {}; clear: {};
border #CCCCCC border color or none (border: {};)
caption "Marker text (location map name)" map caption; for no caption enter "caption="
alt empty alt text for map; see WP:ALT
AlternativeMap {{Location map {{{1}}}|image}} Alternative map file name ([[Image: {}]]), must use same border coordinates as the default map

Available map templates

See Special:PrefixIndex/Template:Location_map_.

See also Category:Location map templates (currently very incomplete, but useful for some subcategories).

Creating new map templates

  1. Find an appropriate blank map in equirectangular projection.
  2. Create a template named Template:Location map location (copy the content of any other map template into it and enter appropriate values).

Examples

Default width, float, label position, and caption (decimal coordinates)

Pag (Croatia) 
{{Location map | Croatia
| lat = 44.44
| long = 15.05
| label = Pag
| alt = Pag is on an island
}}


Map with the default caption (degrees/minutes)

{{Location map|Croatia
| lat_deg = 44 | lat_min = 26
| lon_deg = 15 | lon_min = 3
| label = Pag
| position = right
| mark = Green pog.svg <!--green dot-->
| width = 300 <!--wider than default-->
| float = right
| alt = Pag is on an island.
}}


Marker/Label outside of Map

Rubicon (Croatia) 
{{Location map | Croatia
| lat = 44.44
| long = <!--outside map-->11.05
| label = Rubicon
| position = right
| width = 200
| float = right
| alt = Rubicon is in Italy (outside the map)
}}


Map with a custom caption and text background

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{".px; ">

Imotski in Croatia 
{{Location map | Croatia
| lat = 43.44
| long = 17.21
| label = Imotski
| position = right
| background = #FFFFDD
| width = 300
| float = right
| caption = Imotski in Croatia
| alt = Imotski is in Croatia.
}}


Map with enlarged marker and label

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{".px; ">

Pag Island in Croatia 
{{Location map | Croatia
| lat = 44.44
| long = 15.05
| label = Pag
| label_size = 200 <!--200% larger-->
| position = right
| background = #FFFFDD
| marksize = 14
| width = 300
| float = right
| caption = Pag Island in Croatia
| alt = Pag is on an island
}}


Map with no caption

{{Location map | Bosnia
| lat = 44.87
| long = 18.81
| label = Brčko
| position = left
| width = 150
| float = right
| caption = 
| alt = Brčko is in northeast Bosnia.
}}


Alternative style of map

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{".px; ">

Lockerbie in Scotland 
{{Location map | Scotland
| lat_deg=55 | lat_min=07 | lat_sec=16 | lat_dir=N
| lon_deg=03 | lon_min=21 | lon_sec=19 | lon_dir=W 
| label=Lockerbie | position=right
| mark=Blue_pog.svg | marksize=9
| width=170 | float=right
| caption=Lockerbie in Scotland
| alt=Lockerbie is in southern Scotland.
}}


<div class="thumbinner" style="width:Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "{".px; ">

Lockerbie in Scotland 
{{Location map | Scotland2
| lat_deg=55 | lat_min=07 | lat_sec=16 | lat_dir=N
| lon_deg=03 | lon_min=21 | lon_sec=19 | lon_dir=W 
| label=Lockerbie | position=right
| mark=Blue_pog.svg | marksize=9
| width=170 | float=right
| caption=Lockerbie in Scotland
| alt=Lockerbie is in southern Scotland.
}}


Using AlternativeMap

Location of Biratnagar Airport in Nepal 
{{Location map | Nepal
| lat_deg=26 | lat_min=28 | lat_sec=53 | lat_dir=N
| lon_deg=87 | lon_min=15 | lon_sec=50 | lon_dir=E
| label=Biratnagar | position=top
| mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg | marksize = 10
| caption=Location of Biratnagar Airport in Nepal
| alt=Biratnagar Airport is located in southeastern Nepal
}}


Location of Biratnagar Airport in Nepal 
{{Location map | Nepal
| lat_deg=26 | lat_min=28 | lat_sec=53 | lat_dir=N
| lon_deg=87 | lon_min=15 | lon_sec=50 | lon_dir=E
| label=Biratnagar | position=top
| mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg | marksize = 10
| caption=Location of Biratnagar Airport in Nepal
| alt=Biratnagar Airport is located in southeastern Nepal
| AlternativeMap=Nepal relief location map.jpg
}}


Map that crosses 180° meridian

{{Location map | Russia
| lat_deg=66  | lat_min=09 | lat_dir=N
| lon_deg=169 | lon_min=48 | lon_dir=W
| label=Uelen | position=left | background=yellow
| mark=Locator_Dot.png | marksize=7
| width=400 | float=left
| alt=Uelen is on the easternmost tip of Russia.
}}


See also

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