Template:Coord how-to: Difference between revisions

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Quick "how to"
To add the coordinates 57°18′22"N 4°27′32"W to the top of an article, use {{coord\|57\|18\|22\|N\|4\|27\|32\|W\|display=title}}
For decimal coordinates, such as 44.112°N 86.900°W, use one of {{coord\|44.112\|N\|87.910\|W\|display=title}} Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. {{coord\|44.112\|-87.910\|display=title}} which will truncate any trailing zeros, resulting in misleading precision by showing −86.9 rather than −86.900
Values (including degrees, minutes and seconds) are separated by a pipe ("\|"). Latitude (N/S) before longitude (E/W). Map datum is WGS84. Please don't be overly precise (0.0001° is <11 m, 1′′ is <31 m).
For full details on the use of {{coord}}, see Template:Coord See also: Obtaining coordinates, coordinate conversion

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 :'''<nowiki>{{coord|57|18|22|N|4|27|32|W|display=title}}</nowiki>'''
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-| For decimal coordinates, such as '''44.112°N 86.913°W''', use one of
+| For decimal coordinates, such as '''44.112°N 86.900°W''', use one of
-:'''<nowiki>{{coord|44.112|N|87.913|W|display=title}}</nowiki>'''
+:'''<nowiki>{{coord|44.112|N|87.910|W|display=title}}</nowiki>''' {{coord|44.112|N|87.900|W|display=title}}
-:'''<nowiki>{{coord|44.112|-87.913|display=title}}</nowiki>'''
+:'''<nowiki>{{coord|44.112|-87.910|display=title}}</nowiki>'''
+:which will truncate any trailing zeros, resulting in
+:misleading precision by showing −86.9 rather than −86.900
 |-
 | Values (including degrees, minutes and seconds) are separated by [[Vertical bar|a pipe ("|")]]. <br> Latitude (N/S) before longitude (E/W). [[Map datum]] is WGS84.<br>Please don't be [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#Precision|overly precise]] (0.0001° is <11 m, 1′′ is <31 m).