Extension:Gis/map source example

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You may be able to find maps and other data about the location on en:earth with en:geographical coordinates

{latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS} {londegabs}° {lonminint}′ {lonsecdec}″ {lonEW}

and a scale of approximately

1 : {scale}

in the resources listed below.

[edit] Find neighbors

  • [http:/phase3/extensions/gis/index.php?near={latdegdec};{londegdec}&dist=100 Find nearby locations] in Wikipedia.

[edit] Find this location

[edit] Global

[edit] North America

[edit] en:USA

  • Find this location (pinpoint within the continental US) on US Census maps. Defunct as of May 2010.

[edit] Europe

[edit] en:United Kingdom

[edit] en:Norway

[edit] en:Switzerland

[edit] Australia

[edit] South America

[edit] en:Brazil

[edit] Map sources without direct links

Some of these services have provision for manual navigation by coordinates, in which case this information may be useful:

Degrees, minutes, seconds en:latitude and en:longitude: {latdegabs}° {latminint}′ {latsecdec}″ {latNS} {londegabs}° {lonminint}′ {lonsecdec}″ {lonEW} en:WGS84
Degrees, minutes latitude and longitude: {latdegabs}° {latmindec}′ {latNS} {londegabs}° {lonmindec}′ {lonEW} WGS84
Decimal degrees latitude and longitude: {latdegdec}° {londegdec}° WGS84
en:UTM Northing, Easting and zone: {utmnorthing} {utmeasting} {utmzone} WGS84
UK Ordnance Survey: {osgb36ref} Airy 1830
Switzerland CH1903; Easting, Northing: {ch1903easting} {ch1903northing} Bessel 1841
New Zealand NZTM; Easting, Northing: {nztmeasting} {nztmnorthing} NZGD2000

Coordinates listed as datum WGS84 will also be valid for NAD83 and EU89.

[edit] Global

[edit] Europe

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Norway

[edit] Switzerland

[edit] Maps requiring special software

You may edit this list on Wiki:Map_sources.

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