Comparison of templates
What to type | What it makes |
Templates creating links to a Map sources page | |
{{gbmapping|SU616687}} | grid reference SU616687 |
{{gbmappingsmall|SU616687}} | SU616687 |
{{gbmaprim|SU616687|Ufton Lock}} | Ufton Lock |
{{mmukpc prim|SU616687|rail crash}} | Template:Mmukpc prim |
{{mmukscaled|SU616687|200|editor-selectable scale}} | editor-selectable scale |
{{oscoor gbx|461600_168700}} |
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Infobox templates including links to Map sources page | |
{{Infobox british hills| … }} | see for example Whernside |
{{Infobox british hills double| … }} | see for example Beinn Alligin |
{{Infobox british hills (no image)| … }} | see for example The Cobbler |
{{Infobox Irish hills| … }} {{Infobox Irish hills (no image)| … }} {{Infobox Northern Irish hills| … }} {{Infobox Northern Irish hills (no image)| … }} |
(Getamap even works for the Irish Republic but not at all scales.) |
{{infobox England place| … }} | Infobox for towns, villages, hamlets etc in England. See for example Bembridge. See Template_talk:infobox England place for usage |
All the above templates now create a link to a "Map sources" page which includes a link to the Getamap service - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates.
The "prim" part of "gbmaprim" stands for primitive - the other two gbmap… templates call gbmaprim to actually create the link.
(Don't be fooled by Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Mmukpc prim - this template is now used by very few railway station articles - and should not be used with a post code.)
What to type | What it makes |
Templates creating direct links to specific websites | |
{{getamap|SP871352|Denbigh Sports Ground}} | Template:Getamap |
{{GBvosi|e=462500|n=168100|cty=|txt= this map printed in 1883}} |
this map printed in 1883 (at old-maps.co.uk) |
{{mmuknr map|518000|321500|25|map}} | Template:Mmuknr map (multimap) |
{{mmuknr photo|518000|321500|50|aerial photo}} | Template:Mmuknr photo (multimap) |
{{mmuk mapdet|462500|168100|100000}} | Template:Mmuk mapdet |
({{mmuk maphot}} and {{mmuk mapho25}} are similar but specify fixed scales of 10000 and 25000 respectively.) | |
{{mmukpc|PE21|0NB}} | PE21 0NB (at multimap - useful for railway station articles - but not much else) |
These templates are provided for any editor who wishes to illustrate a particular point being made in an article. If you use them:
- please provide a link to the map sources page as well somewhere in the article
- be aware that the external link may change or may look different to someone else, eg. multimap comes up at different sizes.