User:CKoerner (WMF)/Maps user guide

Maps provide a way to discover and learn about a place or an event. Making these maps interactive, where people can zoom, pan, and interact with points of interest, can further enrich the way we learn about the world. Interactive maps simplifies the tools used to add a map to an article, and reduces the need for complex image editing or geographic information system (GIS) tools.

Getting started
 This code will insert a simple interactive map (like what is seen in this section), with the ability to maximize it by either double-clicking the map or clicking the icon in the right corner. The map can be panned by dragging the map and zoomed by the mouse scroll wheel.

Editors using the visual editor can add a map to a page by selecting "Map" from the "Insert" menu.



Adding a map with the visual editor gives you options to define its size, position, and add markers, lines, and polygons.

Editing maps
Maps can be edited and extended beyond showing a location.
 * Position (longitude and latitude)
 * Size (width and height)
 * Zoom level - a number representing the area represented within the map. Level 0 would show the whole world while level 13 would show a single village.
 * Text description
 * Alignment
 * adding points of interest
 * lines

Extending maps

 * Maps can be extended with external data and the Graph extension.
 * geoshape
 * geomask
 * GeoShapes external data
 * Groups
 * Groups

Examples
Here are some example maps...

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mapframe_Kartographer_demo.webm

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maplink_Kartographer_demo.webm

Where does map data come from? How can I update the map data?
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 * OpenStreetMaps
 * http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Wikipedia_users
 * http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners_Guide_1.3