Extension:Maps

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Maps Release status: stable
Implementation	Parser functions, Tag
Description	Allows users to display maps and coordinate data using multiple mapping services.
Author(s)	Jeroen De Dauw and others
Last version	See the docs
MediaWiki	1.15.* or higher
PHP	>=5.2
License	GPL v3
Download	Latest version, all versions
Example	Maps examples
Hooks used LanguageGetMagic AdminLinks UnitTestsList
Check usage (experimental) Bugs: list open list all report

Maps is the MediaWiki extension that provides the ability to visualize geographic data with dynamic, JavaScript based, mapping API's such as Google Maps and OpenLayers in your wiki pages. It has built-in support for geocoding, displaying maps, displaying markers, adding pop-ups, and more. Maps allows extensive customization of your maps, either per map, or via a general setting affecting all maps on your wiki.

Documentation

This placeholder is to ensure that Maps shows up in the Extension Matrix. The actual Maps documentation can be found on mapping.referata.com. Including this Maps documentation category.

Work for hire

The following people can be hired to set up a wiki that uses Maps and Semantic Maps, along with other MediaWiki components.

• Jeroen De Dauw - You can also hire me to develop new features for Maps or its extensions, or do optimizations for your specific needs. Just send me an email.

Supporting further development

Are you using Maps, and want to show a sign of gratitude for it's development? You can make a donation to support further development.

Gallery

Some screenshots of inline maps using the display map and display points parser hooks:

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  An OpenLayers map displaying an image layer with some random markers.

Sites that use Maps

Are you using Maps? Then be sure to add your wiki to the top of this list, and feel free to link your favourite Maps-using articles!

• WikiVet - Veterinary Education Online
• Trail WIKI - Hiking website for Washington State
• CleverTrail.com - Hiking and biking trails in a wiki-style website
• C-base on hackerspaces.org
• Music Prof
• http://anthroposophia.eu
• Kenya.or.ke The Kenya we know
• MyTownWiki
• NatureVenture
• Wikitourist Guides
• Norske stedsnavn
• Economic Geography of Russia and Global Economy
• European Public Sector Award
• Syncleus - Open Source Artificial Intelligence Projects
• Venipedia
• The Free Wifi Wiki
• Wiki Branchenbuch Lepios
• Mapping documentation wiki (several examples)
• NYCwiki
• DeurneWiki: all about history of Dutch village Deurne (dutch)
• Природоматематическа гимназия "Акад. Иван Гюзелев"
• World of Arkmeda (customised Map Extension)
• NederWiki.nl
• NY Canals
• Venciclopedia
• Hackerspace Gent
• WiTTIE
• WikiArquitectura
• Hackerspace Brussels
• translatewiki.net
• Bluewater Wiki
• Ticopedia.de
• Bougna Citizen Information
• Children are Welcome
• ShelterCrisis
• B3OK
• Civic Studio "On the River" project
• Discourse DB
• Food Finds
• GingerWiki
• Semantic MediaWiki community wiki
• Malariapedia
• Men of War - Wiki
• Mikomos
• OpenEnergyInfo
• Participedia
• Tlcwiki
• Transit Unlimited
• NederWiki
• syn₂cat Hackerspace
• Web Community Wiki
• WürzburgWiki
• Debatrix
• NetKnowledge
• ParisWiki Project
• Shopleiter eCommerce WIKI
• StudentWiki - Student backed wiki for the student life in Denmark
• South Wales Mountaineering Club Guidebook Wiki
• Verein Alpine Geckos Wiki

External links

• Maps demo's
• Blog of the author about Maps and Semantic Maps
• Maps display_map screencast
• Maps display_point screencast
• Powerpoint presentation about MediaWiki, SMW, Maps and Semantic Maps 0.5.3 used at a presentation in Gent, February 2010.
• Powerpoint presentation about Maps and Semantic Maps 0.4 used at Semantic MediaWiki Camp 2009.

See also

• Semantic MediaWiki
• Semantic Maps
• Validator
• Semantic Bundle
• Google Maps - A non-semantic Google Maps extension.