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Mapframe maps in infoboxes
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Example of a mapframe map in an infobox

This project page tracks the deployment of mapframe maps to infobox templates. The Infobox mapframe module assists in producing maps with limited or no additional inputs needed when an infobox is used in an article.

Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Mapframe maps in infoboxes was held in mid-2020. See the RFC for complete details, but a summary of the closes is:

  1. Mapframe mapping capability, and standard parameters for displaying mapframe maps (i.e. use of Module:Infobox mapframe), should be added to infoboxes
  2. No consensus for mapframe maps to be on by default
  3. Map placement should be determined by local consensus at each infobox
  4. If users do not specify coordinates in a parameter, coordinates from Wikidata should be used
  5. Switcher functionality should not be enabled by default

There are various ways in which individual infobox templates can customise how mapframe maps are used, including:

  • Either on or off by default (with a parameter like |mapframe= no or yes to override the default)
  • Default symbol, colour, zoom
  • Using or not using Wikidata coordinates (when local values for coordinates are not provided)
  • Showing a default geomask like (P17) or (P131), if such values are present on the page's Wikidata item

For instructions on how to add to infoboxes, see Module:Infobox mapframe#Automatic maps in infoboxes. See also Template:Infobox mapframe#Examples.

  1. Propose mapframe maps on the infobox talk page. Notify relevant wikiprojects.
  2. Discuss with infobox users/maintainers
  3. Update the template (testing changes in the sandbox first as per normal template editing)
  4. Update the documentation

At each stage of the process, update the tracking table below.

Tracking

[kulemba source]

Column descriptions:

Mapframe maps
"checkY" if the infobox can show mapframe maps (without users filling out a complete {{maplink}} template or <mapframe> tag)
"checkY Standard" if the infobox uses ​{{#invoke:Infobox mapframe|auto}}​ for standard parameters, per Q1 of the RFC
Documentation
"checkY" If the documentation has been updated
"checkY Standard" if the documentation uses {{Infobox mapframe/doc/parameters}}
" Partly done" if there is incomplete documentation


Template:Infobox Mapframe
maps
Documentation Notes Expected marker
aerial lift line checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY aerialway
airport checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY airport
Albanian settlement checkY town or city
amusement park checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY amusement park
ancient site checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N ancient site/ruin, indigenous settlement
artwork checkY Standard checkY Standard Can not be turned on if pushpin map is specified. Coding could be simplified (the {{yesno}} isn't needed). ☒N ?
artwork/wikidata checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N ?
Australian electorate Probably not too useful unless geoJSON maps of the boundaries are made/uploaded. checkY N/A
Australian place checkY checkY Under discussion re possible conversion to wrapper of Infobox settlement (October 2020). checkY town or city
Australian road checkY Standard checkY Standard Mapframe documentation collapsed, as per the rest of the doc checkY N/A
Belgium municipality Wrapper for Infobox settlement checkY town or city
bell checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N bell
Berg Wrapper for Infobox mountain checkY mountain
body of water checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N lake
brewery checkY checkY checkY beer
bridge checkY checkY checkY bridge
building checkY checkY checkY building, building-alt1
Burg Wrapper for Infobox military installation ☒N military base, fort or checkY airfield, castle
business park checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY commercial
Cape Verde settlement Wrapper for Infobox settlement checkY town or city
casino checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY casino
castrum checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N military base, fort
cave checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N cave
cemetery checkY cemetery
church checkY religious-christian
civil conflict checkY checkY ☒N ?
civilian attack ☒N ?
climbing area ☒N ?
climbing route ☒N ?
concentration camp checkY prison? or ☒N military base?
convention center checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N ?
country checkY N/A
crater ☒N crater
cycling championship ☒N ?
dam checkY dam
desalination plant checkY checkY ☒N ?
diplomatic mission checkY checkY embassy
distillery checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N distillery
ecoregion checkY N/A
Egyptian tomb ☒N tomb or mausoleum
exchange ☒N ?
factory checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY industrial
farm checkY Parameters standard, needs caption standardized checkY farm
feature on celestial object ☒N ?
Fluss checkY N/A
forest ☒N forest
former subdivision checkY N/A
frazione checkY town or city
French commune checkY checkY checkY town or city
Gebirgsgruppe checkY N/A
German place checkY checkY checkY town or city
glacier ☒N ?
golf facility checkY golf
government agency ☒N government building
Greece place checkY town or city
heritage railway checkY rail or N/A
Hindu temple ☒N religious-hindu, checkY place-of-worship
historic site checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY [multiple options, some missing]
campground checkY campsite
hospital checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY hospital, doctor, dentist
housing project checkY Standard checkY Standard ☒N ?
hut ☒N hut
islands checkY N/A
Israel village checkY town or city
Italian comune checkY Always displayed collapsed if available checkY town or city
kommune checkY town or city
landform checkY [multiple]
language checkY N/A
LDS Temple checkY place-of-worship
library checkY checkY checkY library
lighthouse checkY checkY checkY lighthouse
London station checkY rail, bus, or ☒N transit station
military conflict ☒N military conflict/battle
military installation {{tick)) castle or ☒N military base/fort
military memorial checkY monument
military operation ☒N military conflict/battle
mill building ☒N ?
mine ☒N cave?
mining ☒N cave?
MMA training association ☒N ?
monastery checkY multiple
monument checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY monument
motorway services checkY fuel
mountain checkY mountain, volcano
mountain pass ☒N ?
museum checkY checkY checkY museum
New York City Subway station checkY rail or ☒N transit station
NRHP checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY [multiple options, some missing]
nuclear weapons test checkY ☒N ?
observatory ☒N observatory
oil field checkY oil-well
oil refinery checkY oil-well or industrial
oil spill checkY ☒N ?
park checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY park
Pennsylvania historic site checkY [multiple options, some missing]
pier checkY harbor?
pipeline checkY N/A
port checkY checkY harbor
port-of-entry checkY checkY entrance?
Portuguese subdivision checkY town or city
power station checkY checkY ☒N power station, solar farm
power transmission line checkY N/A
prison checkY checkY Uses {{#invoke:Infobox mapframe|auto}} checkY prison
protected area checkY [multiple options, some missing]
public transit accident checkY  Partly done Parameters listed in TemplateData but not properly documented ☒N ?
pyramid ☒N pyramid
racecourse checkY racetrack, racetrack-boat, racetrack-cycling, racetrack-horse
railway depot checkY  Partly done Parameters listed but not properly documented checkY rail?
reactor ☒N nuclear power plant
retail market checkY ☒N marketplace/food hall
religious building checkY [multiple options, some missing]
residential college ☒N ?
restaurant checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY restaurant
river checkY N/A
road junction checkY ☒N ?
Russian district checkY N/A
Russian federal subject checkY city or N/A
Russian inhabited locality checkY checkY checkY town or city
school checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY school
school district checkY school or N/A
Scottish island checkY N/A
settlement Discussion started (September 2020) checkY town, city, or ☒N indigenous settlement
shopping mall checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY shopping mall
Site of Special
Scientific Interest
checkY [multiple options, some missing]
ski area checkY skiing
ski jumping hill checkY skiing
Spanish missions
in the Americas
checkY religious-christian
sport supporter group ☒N ?
sports rivalry ☒N ?
spring ☒N ?
station checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY rail, bus, or ☒N transit station
street checkY N/A
swimming pool checkY swimming
Switzerland municipality checkY Always displayed collapsed if available checkY [multiple]
television station checkY communications-tower
terrestrial impact site ☒N ?
Tibetan Buddhist monastery checkY place-of-worship
transmitter checkY communications-tower
tunnel checkY tunnel
U.S. county checkY N/A
UK country checkY N/A
UK place checkY town or city
university checkY college
UNESCO World Heritage Site checkY [multiple]
urban feature checkY [multiple]
valley ☒N ?
venue checkY [multiple options, some missing]
volcanic hotspot ☒N ?
waterfall checkY waterfall
waterlock checkY dam?
wildfire ☒N fire
windmill checkY checkY checkY windmill
winery ☒N winery
zoo checkY Standard checkY Standard checkY zoo, aquarium, or ☒N aviary

See also

[kulemba source]