Maps in Mediawiki - Revision history

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	[[Mediawiki]] can be used ~~with the [[Mediawiki Extension Maps]]~~ to display maps with markers based on coordinates. These coordinates can be provided explicitly or through data, such as through [[Mediawiki Extension Cargo]].		[[Mediawiki]] can be used to display maps with markers based on coordinates. These coordinates can be provided explicitly or through data, such as through [[Mediawiki Extension Cargo]].

	== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==		== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==
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	== Maps via the Maps ~~extension~~ ==		== Maps via the [[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] ==
	[[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] is a more flexible way to display maps. It allows adding shapes like lines, rectangles and circles and can use different layers such as satellite photography and openstreetmaps.		[[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] is a more flexible way to display maps. It allows adding shapes like lines, rectangles and circles and can use different layers such as satellite photography and openstreetmaps.
	It can still be used with Cargo data by writing an inline Cargo query to provide coordinates for targets or shapes. It can also take names of locations and addresses as input instead of coordinates, which makes it more flexible in what data can drive it. For example, the following code will list all locations in table place and then draw a line between two of them; the layers button in the top right corner will switch between map view and satellite image view.		It can still be used with Cargo data by writing an inline Cargo query to provide coordinates for targets or shapes. It can also take names of locations and addresses as input instead of coordinates, which makes it more flexible in what data can drive it. For example, the following code will list all locations in table place and then draw a line between two of them; the layers button in the top right corner will switch between map view and satellite image view.

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Maps via Cargo Displayformat

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	== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==		== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==
			not working right now <!--
	Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map]. If the data is already in Cargo then this method draws a map with just one line of code, e.g.		Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map]. If the data is already in Cargo then this method draws a map with just one line of code, e.g.
	<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}		<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
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	{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}		{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
	* after maps query		* after maps query
			}}
			-->

	== Maps via the Maps extension ==		== Maps via the Maps extension ==

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Maps via Cargo Displayformat

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	A disadvantage is that it won't display in preview mode, only once you save, which can slow troubleshooting. This method is also limited in how much it can annotate the maps.		A disadvantage is that it won't display in preview mode, only once you save, which can slow troubleshooting. This method is also limited in how much it can annotate the maps.

			* before maps query
	{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}		{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
			* after maps query

	== Maps via the Maps extension ==		== Maps via the Maps extension ==

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Maps via Cargo Displayformat

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	== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==		== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==
	Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map]. If the data is already in Cargo then this method draws a map with just one line of code, e.g.		Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map]. If the data is already in Cargo then this method draws a map with just one line of code, e.g.
	<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = ~~leaflet~~\| width = 400\| height = 200}}		<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
			see [[Special:CargoTables/Place]] for contents of that table
	A disadvantage is that it won't display in preview mode, only once you save, which can slow troubleshooting. This method is also limited in how much it can annotate the maps.		A disadvantage is that it won't display in preview mode, only once you save, which can slow troubleshooting. This method is also limited in how much it can annotate the maps.

	{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = ~~leaflet~~\| width = 400\| height = 200}}		{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = googlemaps\| width = 400\| height = 200}}

	== Maps via the Maps extension ==		== Maps via the Maps extension ==

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 [[Mediawiki]] can be used with the [[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] to display maps with markers based on coordinates. These coordinates can be provided explicitly or through data, such as through [[Mediawiki Extension Cargo]].
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   <nowiki>{</nowiki>{Place| Name=North Forge | Description=[https://northforge.ca/ A makerspace] | Coordinates = 49.89959808249238, -97.14224677575343 }} {{Place| Name=North Forge | Description=[https://northforge.ca/ A makerspace] | Coordinates = 49.89959808249238, -97.14224677575343 }}
   <nowiki>{</nowiki>{Place| Name=WRC | Description=[https://winnipegrowingclub.ca/ A rowing club] | Coordinates = 49.88086121609553, -97.13063599481808 }} {{Place| Name=WRC | Description=[https://winnipegrowingclub.ca/ A rowing club] | Coordinates = 49.88086121609553, -97.13063599481808 }}

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Maps via the Maps extension

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	== Maps via the Maps extension ==		== Maps via the Maps extension ==
	[[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] is a more flexible way to display maps. It allows adding shapes like lines, rectangles and circles and can use different layers such as satellite photography and openstreetmaps.		[[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] is a more flexible way to display maps. It allows adding shapes like lines, rectangles and circles and can use different layers such as satellite photography and openstreetmaps.
	It can still be used with Cargo data by writing an inline Cargo query to provide coordinates for targets or shapes. It can also take names of locations and addresses as input instead of coordinates, which makes it more flexible in what data can drive it. For example, the following code will list all locations in table place and then draw a line between two of them:		It can still be used with Cargo data by writing an inline Cargo query to provide coordinates for targets or shapes. It can also take names of locations and addresses as input instead of coordinates, which makes it more flexible in what data can drive it. For example, the following code will list all locations in table place and then draw a line between two of them; the layers button in the top right corner will switch between map view and satellite image view.

	<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#display_map:		<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#display_map:
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	\|height=200		\|height=200
	}}		}}



	== Encoding locations in a cargo table to use them in queries==		== Encoding locations in a cargo table to use them in queries==

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Encode locations in a cargo table to use them in queries

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	== ~~Encode~~ locations in a cargo table to use them in queries==		== Encoding locations in a cargo table to use them in queries==
	[[Template:Place]] defines [https://wiki.squirrelslair.ca/index.php?title=Special:CargoTables/Place Cargo Table Place].		Storing locations in a Cargo table allows data driven maps. This wiki contains [[Template:Place]] which defines [https://wiki.squirrelslair.ca/index.php?title=Special:CargoTables/Place Cargo Table Place]. This table has a field "Coordinates" in a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Storing_data#Storing_data_in_a_table data type meant for map coordinates]. Coordinates for locations can be obtained from [https://www.google.com/maps Google Maps] by right-clicking on an area and then clicking on the coordinates.

	~~Locations can be grabbed from~~ [https://~~www~~.~~google.com~~/~~maps Google Maps~~] ~~by right-clicking on an area and then clicking on the coordinates. They can be pasted into the~~ Coordinates ~~template paramater~~.		Here are some template calls to store test data used above:
			<nowiki>{</nowiki>{Place\| Name=North Forge \| Description=[https://northforge.ca/ A makerspace] \| Coordinates = 49.89959808249238, -97.14224677575343 }} {{Place\| Name=North Forge \| Description=[https://northforge.ca/ A makerspace] \| Coordinates = 49.89959808249238, -97.14224677575343 }}
	~~Here are the template calls (see edit view)~~.		<nowiki>{</nowiki>{Place\| Name=WRC \| Description=[https://winnipegrowingclub.ca/ A rowing club] \| Coordinates = 49.88086121609553, -97.13063599481808 }} {{Place\| Name=WRC \| Description=[https://winnipegrowingclub.ca/ A rowing club] \| Coordinates = 49.88086121609553, -97.13063599481808 }}
	{{Place\|
	\| Name=North Forge
	\| Description=[https://northforge.ca/ A makerspace]
	\| Coordinates = 49.89959808249238, -97.14224677575343
	}}
	{{Place\|
	\| Name=WRC
	\| Description=[https://winnipegrowingclub.ca/ A rowing club]
	\| Coordinates = 49.88086121609553, -97.13063599481808
	}}

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	== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==		== Maps via Cargo Displayformat ==
	Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map].		Cargo can format its query results in some unexpected ways, and one of them is [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo/Display_formats#Maps as a map]. If the data is already in Cargo then this method draws a map with just one line of code, e.g.
			<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = leaflet\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
			A disadvantage is that it won't display in preview mode, only once you save, which can slow troubleshooting. This method is also limited in how much it can annotate the maps.

	{{#cargo_query: table=Place		{{#cargo_query: table=Place \| fields = Name, Description, Coordinates \| format = leaflet\| width = 400\| height = 200}}
	~~\|format = leaflet~~
	\|fields = Name, Description, Coordinates
	\|width = 400
	\|height = ~~300~~
	}}

	== Maps extension ==		== Maps via the Maps extension ==
	[~~https://~~maps.~~extension~~.~~wiki Maps extension]~~ with an inline Cargo query to ~~set~~ targets and a line		[[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] is a more flexible way to display maps. It allows adding shapes like lines, rectangles and circles and can use different layers such as satellite photography and openstreetmaps.
			It can still be used with Cargo data by writing an inline Cargo query to provide coordinates for targets or shapes. It can also take names of locations and addresses as input instead of coordinates, which makes it more flexible in what data can drive it. For example, the following code will list all locations in table place and then draw a line between two of them:

			<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#display_map:
			<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = CONCAT(Coordinates__full, '~', Name ) \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html }}
			\|lines= <nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="North Forge" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html
			}}:<nowiki>{</nowiki>{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="WRC" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html }}
			\|copycoords=yes
			\|resizable=on
			\|layers=OpenStreetMap,Esri.WorldImagery
			\|height=200
			}}

	{{#display_map:		{{#display_map:
	{{#cargo_query: table=Place		{{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = CONCAT(Coordinates__full, '~', Name ) \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html }}
	\|fields = CONCAT(Coordinates__full, '~', Name )
	\|format=list
	\|delimiter=;
	\|no html
	}}
	\|lines= {{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="North Forge" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html		\|lines= {{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="North Forge" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html
	}}:{{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="WRC" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html }}		}}:{{#cargo_query: table=Place \|fields = Coordinates__full \|where=Name="WRC" \|format=list \|delimiter=; \|no html }}

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-This page is a test ground and demo for using maps in mediawiki.
+[[Mediawiki]] can be used with the [[Mediawiki Extension Maps]] to display maps with markers based on coordinates. These coordinates can be provided explicitly or through data, such as through [[Mediawiki Extension Cargo]].
 == Maps extension ==
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    |resizable=on
    |layers=OpenStreetMap,Esri.WorldImagery
 }}
 == Encode locations in a cargo table to use them in queries==