Coordinates function
Maps provides the #coordinates parser function which allows conversion between all supported coordinate formats.
Syntax
{{#coordinates: <coordinates> |format=<coordinate format> |directional=<yes/no> }}
Parameters
| Parameter | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| location | required | The coordinates you want to convert in any of the supported formats |
| format | dms (changeable in wiki config with egMapsCoordinateNotation)
|
The format to convert the coordinates to (available formats can be restricted in the wiki config with egMapsAvailableCoordNotations)
|
| directional | yes (changeable in wiki config with egMapsCoordinateDirectional)
|
Indicates if the coordinates should be outputted directional or not. Must be either yes or no. |
Examples
Coordinates in directional decimal degrees to the default target format.
{{#coordinates:55.7557860° N, 37.6176330° W}}
{{#coordinates:location=55.7557860° N, 37.6176330° W}}
All result into: 55° 45' 20.83" N, 37° 37' 3.48" W
Coordinates in non-directional floats to directional DMS.
{{#coordinates:55.7557860, -37.6176330|format=dms|directional=yes}}
{{#coordinates:55.7557860, -37.6176330|dms|yes}}
{{#coordinates:55.7557860, -37.6176330|directional=yes|dms}}
All result into: 55° 45' 20.83" N, 37° 37' 3.48" W
Use of the coordinates tag extension.
<coordinates format="dms">55.7557860, -37.6176330</coordinates>
Results into: 55° 45' 20.83" N, 37° 37' 3.48" W
<coordinates format="dd" directional="no">55.7557860, -37.6176330</coordinates>
Results into: 55.755786°, -37.617633°
Configuration
This parser function #coordinates can be disabled as of Maps 7.1 with $egMapsEnableCoordinateFunction = false;. This helps in the case Template:Extend is installed together with Template:Extend since they share the same parser function called #coordinates. The default value for this parameter is true.
See also
- Coordinate formats – The coordinate formats that Maps supports
- Geodistance – A parser function for finding the distance between two locations
- Distance – A parser function for converting distances
