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Contents 1 SANDBOX 1.1 Practice below 2 Global systems 2.1 Others 3 External mapping software 4 Other systems with wiki aspects 5 Near realtime satellite maps 6 GIS-related maps 7 Indirect 8 Geohash 9 Amateur radio 10 Photography 11 Help

SANDBOX

Use this page for experimenting. Post/edit and then click "Preview" (NOT "Save Page") and play around some more and click "Preview" again to see the results.

When finished, click on "cancel" and return to other pages in the L/H menu.

See the HELP page.

Practice below

testing

Help - how to use this page

Title	{title} (All coordinates)
Coordinate	{latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS}, {londegabs}° {lonminint}′ {lonsecdec}″ {lonEW}	Decimal	{latdegdec}, {londegdec}
UTM	{utmnorthing} {utmeasting} {utmzone}	Antipodes	{latantipodes}, {longantipodes}
Map datum	WGS84

Global systems

• Google Earth: Locate. (Requires Google Earth)

Others

Service	Map	Satellite	Other
Google Maps	Map	Labeled satellite	Terrain
Yahoo! Maps	Map	Labeled satellite
Live Search maps	Map	Labeled aerial	Bird's Eye
TerraServer		Satellite
MapQuest	Map
MSN maps	Map
WikiMapia	Map	Labeled satellite	Terrain
OpenStreetMap	Map		Cycle
Ask.com	Map
Map24	Map
Flash Earth		Satellite
ACME Mapper	Map	Labeled satellite	Terrain Mapnik
GPS Visualizer	Map	Labeled satellite	Terrain
GeaBios		Satellite
GlobeXplorer		Satellite
Blue Marble Navigator		Satellite
GeoNames		Labeled satellite
Fourmilab		Satellite
Norkart Virtual Globe		Satellite
MapTech	Map
USMapServer	Map
Geody			Links
MultiMap	Map
NaviTraveler	Map
Degree Confluence Project			Info
Shaded Relief	Map
PlanetEye			Photos
ExploreOurPla.net		Daily
Heavens-Above.Com			Satellite/Planet Spotter

External mapping software

• NASA World Wind: locate. (Requires NASA World Wind)

• Google Earth: locate. (Requires Google Earth)

Other systems with wiki aspects

Service
OpenStreetMap	Map	Osmarender	Mapnik	more...
Wikimedia Commons layer	Overlay
WikiMapia	Find this location
Flickr map	MapShow rail in gray
PlanetEye	Nearby photos
VirtualGlobetrotting maps	Nearby photos
WhereTo.org Wiki editable and socially taggable description.	Find
Panoramio	Find
Geocaching.com	Near by locations
Loc.alize.us	Find
GlobalGuide.org	View land use
Liftershalte.info	Open Street Map

Near realtime satellite maps

• Find this location on weather satellite images from NASA.
• Explore this location with Daily Planet, NASA + METAR (Airport) Weather information on interactive map.

GIS-related maps

• Topographie, 30sec Digital elevation model of this location
• Find this location (Labeled satellite) on ArcWeb Explorer [1] (needs Flash plugin).

Indirect

• National Geographic Diverse maps, including historic maps.

• Maporama Road maps and driving directions.

• Merriam Webster's Atlas

Geohash

• geohash.org Get Geohash code for this location.

Amateur radio

• www.echolink.org Get nearest Echolink gateway - a global amateur radio VoIP network
• www.findu.com Display nearest Stations using APRS - an amateur radio-based automatic position reporting system.
• ham.darc.de/echolink Display nearest Repeaters using the DL3EL - Database.

Photography

• www.flickr.com Geotagged photographs from users of Flickr

Help

This page links to a vast number of on-line maps and similar services for the point referenced on the article which links here. If this is your first visit, the choice may seem daunting, but do try it out - you can't break it!

For example, in the section, above, which starts:

Service	Map	Satellite	Other
Google Maps	Map	Labeled satellite	Terrain
Yahoo! Maps	Map	Labeled satellite
Live Search maps	Map	Labeled aerial	Bird's Eye

you can see links to maps, labelled satellite (or aerial) photographs and other services, such as a terrain map and a "bird's eye" view, provided by different companies. There are many more to choose from. All you have to do is choose the service provider and type of view you want, and follow the relevant link. Good luck!

Co-ordinates using a template (this works)

Use the template call as follows: {{coor dms|DD|MM|SS|N/S|DD|MM|SS|E/W|}} (enter this on the Wiki page and fill in the details. This will also give a link to various online geo resources.

Example: {{coor dms|37|42|07|N|26|03|30|E|}} will show 37°42′07″N, 26°03′30″E after saving the edit (with link to geo resources).

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Co-ordinates: <geo>48 46 36 N 121 48 51 W</geo> - (Still working on this)

Geocoding

Putting this in the Wiki: Geo: {{#geocode:Durban, South Africa}}

Results in displaying this:- Geo:

Geo format:

• d° m.m′ {N|S}, d° m.m′ {E|W} - e.g. 12° 34.56′ N, 98° 76.54′ E
• d° m' s" {N|S}, d° m' s" {E|W} - e.g. 12° 34' 56" N, 98° 76' 54" E

Geo Microformat

<div>Belvide: 52.686; -2.193</div>

Becomes a "microformat" -

BlurBits

{| class="wikitable" align=right |<anyweb mywidth="400" myheight="400">http://my.server.com/</anyweb> |} With the BlurbBit URL produces the BLurbBit

Example - BlurbBits map as shown on the right.

{| class="wikitable" align=right |<anyweb mywidth="400" myheight="400">http://www.creative-cruising.com/blurbbits/blurbbits.html?llz=36.29469,30.15296,15&width=400&height=400&mi=in</anyweb> |- |'''Finike Marina''' |}

Finike Marina

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Free co-ordinates converter

Useful, free Geocoding tool

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