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No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status url url the URL for the Google Map URL required access-date access-date the full retrieval date Example 2024-08-09 Date suggested title title Give a title for the map; otherwise, it will be the article name. Example Sydney Opera House String optional ...
Maps are useful in presenting key facts within a geographical context and enabling a descriptive overview of a complex concept to be accessed easily and quickly. WikiProject Maps encourages the creation of free maps and their upload on Wikimedia Commons. On the project's pages can be found advice, tools, links to resources, and map conventions.
Google Map Maker was a map editing service launched by Google in June 2008. [2] In geographies where it is hard to find providers of good map data, user contributions were used to increase map quality. Changes to Google Map Maker were intended to appear on Google Maps only after sufficient review by
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Show mapframe map mapframe Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default Default no Example yes String suggested Mapframe caption mapframe-caption Caption for the map. If mapframe-geomask is set, then the default is "Location in <<geomask's label>>" String optional Custom mapframe ...
Keyhole Markup Language (KML) is an XML notation for expressing geographic annotation and visualization within two-dimensional maps and three-dimensional Earth browsers. KML was developed for use with Google Earth, which was originally named Keyhole Earth Viewer. It was created by Keyhole, Inc, which was acquired by Google in 2004.
Google Local Guides is a volunteer program launched by Google Maps [105] to enable users to contribute to Google Maps when registered. It sometimes provides them additional perks and benefits for their collaboration. Users can achieve Level 1 to 10, and be awarded with badges.
Some of the free software mentioned here does not have detailed maps (or maps at all) or the ability to follow streets or type in street names (no geocoding). However, in many cases, it is also that which makes the program free (and sometimes open source [ 1 ] ), avoid the need of an Internet connection, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and make it very ...
The navigation interface provides scroll and zoom functionality similar to that of Google Maps. The Wikimapia layer is a collection of "objects" with a polygonal outline (like buildings, forests, or lakes) and "linear features" (streets, railroads, rivers, ferry). Streets are connected by intersection points to form a street grid.