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The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an [[HCard| hCard microformat]], which makes the place-name and location [[Parsing|parsable]] by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the location to an address book. With in the hCard is a [[WP:GEOUF|Geo microformat]], which additionally makes the [[Geographical coordinates|coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] unit. For more information about the use of [[microformat]]s on Wikipedia, please see [[WP:UF|the microformat project]]. | The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an [[HCard| hCard microformat]], which makes the place-name and location [[Parsing|parsable]] by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the location to an address book. With in the hCard is a [[WP:GEOUF|Geo microformat]], which additionally makes the [[Geographical coordinates|coordinates]] (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] unit. For more information about the use of [[microformat]]s on Wikipedia, please see [[WP:UF|the microformat project]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 17 April 2007
The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the location to an address book. With in the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
