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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
Title | {title} | ||
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Coordinate | {latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS}, {londegabs}° {lonminint}′ {lonsecdec}″ {lonEW} | Decimal | {latdegdec}, {londegdec} |
UTM | {utmnorthing} {utmeasting} {utmzone} | Antipodes | |
Map datum | WGS84 |
How to use this page
Click on any of the resources listed below to view this location. 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 |
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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!
Global systems
- Google Earth: Locate. (Requires Google Earth)
Others
Service | Map | Satellite | Other | ||
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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
Service | ||||
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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.
- 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.
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
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
after saving the edit (with link to geo resources)..
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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