Template:CoordDMS/doc

A version of the Template:T1 template where degrees, minutes and seconds are specified.

Usage

To add {{#coordinates:57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|dim=|globe=|scale=|region=|type= | |name= }} to the top of an article, use {{CoordDMS}}, thus:

{{CoordDMS|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=title}}

No alternate set of parameter are available for this template. See {{coordDec}} for angles specified as signed decimal degrees, and {{coordDM}} for when just degrees and minutes are specified.

These coordinates are in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc.

• Degrees, minutes and seconds must be separated by a pipe ("|").
• Map datum must be WGS84 (except for off-earth bodies).
• Avoid excessive precision (0.0001° is <11 m, 1″ is <31 m).
• Latitude (N/S) must appear before longitude (E/W).

Optional coordinate parameters follow the longitude and are separated by an underscore ("_"):

• dim: dim:N (viewing diameter in metres)
• region: region:R (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or ISO 3166-2 code)
• type: type:T (landmark or city(30,000), for example)

Other optional parameters are separated by a pipe ("|"):

• display

  |display=inline (the default) to display in the body of the article only,

  |display=title to display at the top of the article only, or

  |display=inline,title to display in both places.

• name

  name=X to label the place on maps (default is PAGENAME)

Thus: {{CoordDMS|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event

|display=inline,title|name=accident site}}

Use |display=title (or |display=inline,title) once per article, for the subject of the article, where appropriate.

• Per WP:ORDER, the template is placed in articles after any navigation templates, but before any Persondata or Defaultsort templates, or Categories.
• For full details, refer to {{Coord/doc}}.
• Additional guidance is available: obtaining coordinates, converting coordinates

Template Data

Encodes the latitude and longitude coordinates of a location as degrees, minutes and seconds. Displays the coordinates and provides a link to map of the location.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Latitude degrees	1	The degrees part of the latitude, a positive whole number.	Number	required
Latitude minutes	2	The minutes part of the latitude. Do not be overly precise, 1' is approximately 1.5km.	Number	required
Latitude seconds	3	The minutes part of the latitude. Do not be overly precise, 1" is approximately 30m.	Number	required
Latitude direction	4	Direction part of latitude: N or S.	String	required
Longitude degrees	5	The degrees part of the longitude, a positive whole number.	Number	required
Longitude minutes	6	The minutes part of the longitude. Do not be overly precise 1' is approximately 1.5km.	Number	required
Longitude seconds	7	The minutes part of the longitude. Do not be overly precise 1" is approximately 30m.	Number	required
Longitude direction	8	Direction part of longitude: E or W.	String	required
Coordinate parameters	9	Optional parameters separated by an underscore '_', dim:N (viewing diameter in metres), region:R (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or ISO 3166-2 code), type:T (eg landmark or city(30,000)). For example 'dim:30_region:US-WI_type:event'	String	optional
Display	display	Where it is displayed. Can be one of: 'inline' in the body of the article (default), 'title' at the top of the article or 'inline,title' both	String	optional
Name	name	a label to place on maps (default is PAGENAME)	String	optional
Notes	notes	text displayed immediately following the coordinates	String	optional
Format	format	How the coordinates are displayed, either 'dec' or 'dms'	String	optional

See also

• Template:T1 the base template has more details on some of the parameters
• Template:T1 an alternative version where signed decimal degrees are specified
• Template:T1 an alternative version just degrees and minutes are specified