Template:Location

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Camera location	0° 00′ 00″ N, 0° 00′ 00″ E	View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

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This documentation is transcluded from Template:Location/doc.

Syntax #1: decimal degrees

Template used for geocoding Commons images, providing camera location using decimal or degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) syntax. See Commons:Geocoding for more information.

{{Location}} = {{Camera location}} is the main template of the {{Object location}} and {{Globe location}} family and is supposed to be used to define the coordinates and heading of the location of the camera.

The template automatically sets the following categories: Depending on namespace:

• Category:Media with locations (for files)
• Category:Galleries with coordinates (for galleries)
• Category:Categories with coordinates (for categories)

In case of errors:

• Category:Media with default locations (set by the template in case of lat=0 and lon=0 coordinates)
• Category:Media with erroneous locations (set by the template for other issues)
• Category:Pages with malformed coordinate tags (set by {{#coordinates:}})

Wikidata related:

• Category:Pages with local object coordinates and matching Wikidata coordinates
• Category:Pages with local coordinates and similar Wikidata coordinates
• Category:Pages with local object coordinates and missing Wikidata coordinates
• Category:Pages with local object coordinates and mismatching Wikidata coordinates

Usage

Should be placed directly above or below {{Information}}, {{Artwork}} or other similar template.
Note: some users prefer to include location template(s) into the "Description" field of {{Information}} template to group all location information – objections contend that graphic design is not ideally adjusted for such use. See this and this discussion.

The template takes no parameters.

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Syntax #2: Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (DMS)

Alternative DMS syntax.

Usage

The template takes no parameters.

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all content namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Relies on:
Module:Coordinates

See also

• Other templates from the family:

• {{Location}} – used to provide camera location using
• {{Object location}} – used to provide object location using
• {{Globe location}} – used to provide object location on other globes, like Moon, Mars, etc.

• Related templates

• {{Location-Panorama}}
• {{Location map notice}}
• {{Location possible}}, mark pictures without defined location
• {{Location required}}
• {{GPS EXIF}}
• {{Location withheld}}
• {{Location estimated}}
• {{Location rounded}}

• old documentation

All translations at Module:I18n/coordinates

Syntax #2a: Degrees/Minutes/Seconds (DMS) symbols

It is possible to use the output format (of e.g. Location, or Wikimapia) as the input for Location:
The DMS data string can be converted from the symbol format e.g. {{ Location | 1 = 34°01′27.37″N 116°09′29.88″W | ... }}
to the above DMS format; all the other parameters also like above. Additional spaces or commas won't matter.

Examples

Syntax #1 — 2 location values

Code	{{Location|34.02427|-116.15830|region:DE-NI_scale:5000}}
Produces	Camera location 34° 01′ 27.37″ N, 116° 09′ 29.88″ W  View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Syntax #2 — 8 location values

Code	{{Location|34|1|27.37|N|116|9|29.88|W|region:DE-NI_scale:6000}}
Produces	Camera location 34° 01′ 27.37″ N, 116° 09′ 29.88″ W    View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Syntax #2a — 1 parameter

Code	{{Location|34° 01′ 27.37″ N, 116° 09′ 29.88″ W|region:DE-NI_scale:10000_heading:SW}}
Produces	Camera location 34° 01′ 27.37″ N, 116° 09′ 29.88″ W    View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Syntax #2b — 1 parameter

Code	{{Location|34 1 27.37 N 116 9 29.88 W|region:DE-NI_scale:10000_heading:SW}}
Produces	Camera location 34° 01′ 27.37″ N, 116° 09′ 29.88″ W    View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Template used for geocoding Commons images, providing camera location using decimal or degrees/minutes/seconds (DMS) syntax.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
lat	lat	no description	Unknown	optional
lon	lon	no description	Unknown	optional