Template:Mapbox

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This template adds a box to the right of the page, which includes a link to an interactive full-screen OpenStreetMap map that displays additional data – either from:

• data stored in GeoJSON format on Commons;
• line/polygon features in OpenStreetMap;
• coordinates, either supplied or from Wikidata;
• raw GeoJSON, preferably transcluded from another page.

Note:

• GeoJSON files cannot currently be directly uploaded. Instead, on Commons, create a page that is in the Data: namespace and ends in .map – see mw:Help:Map Data for further information.
• To make OpenStreetMap (OSM) features available, add the Wikidata key to the OSM relation (and wait 1 or 2 days) – see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer#External_data and mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/OSM for further information.

Usage

{{Mapbox}} utilises Template:Maplink. As a result, usage of the two templates is very similar.

Basic usage

Type	Code	Notes	Example
Data page on Commons	{{mapbox|from=}}	specify .map data page in from=, excluding the Data prefix
Raw GeoJSON data	{{mapbox|raw=}}	e.g. {{OODA WIKI:Map data/Main Roads Western Australia/Forrest Highway}}
Line of a border or a linear feature from OSM	{{mapbox|type=line|id=}}	id= only required if the Wikidata item isn't linked to the current page
Shape from OSM	{{mapbox|type=shape|id=}}	id= only required if the Wikidata item isn't linked to the current page
Inverted shape from OSM	{{mapbox|type=shape-inverse|id=}}	id= only required if the Wikidata item isn't linked to the current page
Point feature from Wikidata coordinates	{{mapbox|type=point|id=}}	id= only required if the Wikidata item isn't linked to the current page
Point feature from specified coordinates	{{mapbox|type=point|coord=}}	Use {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates

Full parameter set – data page

{{mapbox
|from=
|zoom=
|text=
|text-left=
|above=
|below=
}}

Full parameter set – raw data

{{mapbox
|raw= <!-- preferably {{OODA WIKI:Map data/subpage}} -->
|zoom=
|text=
|text-left=
|above=
|below=
}}

Full parameter set – OSM features

{{mapbox
|type=
|id=
|title=
|description=
|stroke-color=
|stroke-width=
|zoom=
|text=
|text-left=
|above=
|below=
}}

Full parameter set – point features/coordinates

{{mapbox
|type=point
|id=
|title=
|description=
|coord=
|marker=
|zoom=
|text=
|text-left=
|above=
|below=
}}

Multiple links

Up to five links can be included within the one box by adding "2", "3", "4" or "5" to the end of the parameter name - e.g.data2 or description2. All parameters support this except for above, below and text-left. Unlike the first link (where it is optional), the text parameter is required for links 2-5.

Parameters

Parameters affecting the maps

type

Type of data. Valid values are:

line – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road)

shape – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province)

shape-inverse – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath)

data – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case)

point – a point feature (coordinates)

id

(or ids)

Wikidata id (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple ids with a comma. Defaults to the current page's Wikidata id (if |from= not set).

from

The JSON (.map) file from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix)

raw

raw GeoJSON (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See below for more information.

title

Title of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; default is the page title

description

Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional

coord

Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.

marker

Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See mw:Maps/Icons for options. Defaults to marker (plain marker) if not set.

stroke-color

(or stroke-colour)

Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM); default is #555555 ( )

stroke-width

Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM); default is 5

zoom

Zoom level, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further); will be automatically determined if not set

Parameters affecting the box

above

Content (such as explanatory text) appearing above the links

below

Content (such as explanatory text) appearing below the links

text

Text to display for the link; default is "View map"

text-left

Set this to yes to change the link text from centre-aligned to left-aligned

When to use the raw parameter

The "raw" parameter allows the same inputs as the full <maplink> function. It allows you to:

• Use GeoJSON data directly
• Use a combination of data sources together (direct GeoJSON, external data from Wikimedia Commons and external data from OpenStreetMap)
• Have more options for directly styling data (data from Commons will inherit the styling specified in the .map page)
• Include multiple pieces of external data from Wikimedia Commons
• Use Wikidata queries to obtain information for the map
• Use templates - if a map includes direct GeoJSON or many components, placing the data in a template will avoid cluttering the article text

Gotchas

• When retrieving lines or shapes from OSM, you can't style the fill colour or the opacity level of fills or strokes (unless you use the |raw= parameter).
• The following code utilising the |raw= parameter won't work because the curly brace to close the GeoJSON is adjacent to the curly braces to close the template:

{{Mapbox|raw= {"type": "ExternalData","service": "geoshape","ids": "Q13518258"}}}

To fix it, put a space before the two template braces or move them to a separate line.

• {{Maplink}}'s multiple features functionality doesn't work; use |raw= instead.

See also

• OODA WIKI:Maps for OODA WIKI, a list of mapping tools available on OODA WIKI
• Template:Attached KML

Places a link to a full-page map in a box at the side of the page.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Above	above	Content (such as explanatory text) appearing above the links	String	optional
Below	below	Content (such as explanatory text) appearing below the links	String	optional
Left-align text	text-left	Set this to "yes" to change the link text from centre-aligned to left-aligned	Unknown	optional
Type	type	Type of data. Valid values are: "line" – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road), "shape" – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province), "shape-inverse" – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath), "data" – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case), "point" – a point feature (coordinates)	String	suggested
Wikidata ID	id ids	Wikidata ID (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple IDs with a comma. Default The current page's Wikidata id (if |from= not set).	String	optional
From	from	The JSON (.map) page from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix) Example Inner West Light Rail.map	Unknown	suggested
Title	title	Title of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on. Default The title of the page using the template.	String	optional
Description	description	Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional	String	optional
Raw data	raw data	Raw GeoJSON (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See the "When to use the raw parameter" section of the documentation for more information.	Unknown	suggested
Stroke (line) colour	stroke-color stroke-colour	Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM). Default #555555	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) width	stroke-width	Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM) Default 5	Number	optional
Coordinates	coord	Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use the {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. Default If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.	Unknown	optional
Marker icon	marker	Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Icons for options. Default No icon	Unknown	optional
Zoom level	zoom	Zoom level, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further). Default Automatically calculated.	Number	optional
Link text	text	Text to display for the link. Default View map.	String	optional
Link text (2nd link)	text2	Text to display for the 2nd link; required if including a 2nd link	String	optional
Type (2nd link)	type2	Type of data for the 2nd link. Valid values are: "line" – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road), "shape" – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province), "shape-inverse" – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath), "data" – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case), "point" – a point feature (coordinates).	String	optional
Wikidata ID (2nd link)	id2 ids2	Wikidata ID (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple IDs with a comma.	String	optional
Title (2nd link)	title2	Title of the feature used for the 2nd link (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on.	String	optional
From (2nd link)	from2	The JSON (.map) page from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix) Example Inner West Light Rail.map	Unknown	optional
Description (2nd link)	description2	Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional	String	optional
Raw data (2nd link)	raw2 data2	Raw GeoJSON for the 2nd link (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See the "When to use the raw parameter" section of the documentation for more information.	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) colour (2nd link)	stroke-color2 stroke-colour2	Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM). Default #555555	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) width (2nd link)	stroke-width2	Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM) Default 5	Number	optional
Coordinates (2nd link)	coord2	Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use the {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. Default If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.	Unknown	optional
Marker icon (2nd link)	marker2	Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Icons for options. Default No icon	Unknown	optional
Zoom level (2nd link)	zoom2	Zoom level for the 2nd link, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further). Default Automatically calculated	Number	optional
Link text (3rd link)	text3	Text to display for the 3rd link; required if including a 3rd link	String	optional
Type (3rd link)	type3	Type of data for the 3rd link. Valid values are: "line" – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road), "shape" – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province), "shape-inverse" – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath), "data" – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case), "point" – a point feature (coordinates).	String	optional
Wikidata ID (3rd link)	id3 ids3	Wikidata ID (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple IDs with a comma.	String	optional
Title (3rd link)	title3	Title of the feature used for the 3rd link (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on.	String	optional
From (3rd link)	from3	The JSON (.map) page from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix) Example Inner West Light Rail.map	Unknown	optional
Description (3rd link)	description3	Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional	String	optional
Raw data (3rd link)	raw3 data3	Raw GeoJSON for the 3rd link (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See the "When to use the raw parameter" section of the documentation for more information.	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) colour (3rd link)	stroke-color3 stroke-colour3	Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM). Default #555555	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) width (3rd link)	stroke-width3	Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM) Default 5	Number	optional
Coordinates (3rd link)	coord3	Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use the {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. Default If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.	Unknown	optional
Marker icon (3rd link)	marker3	Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Icons for options. Default No icon	Unknown	optional
Zoom level (3rd link)	zoom3	Zoom level for the 3rd link, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further). Default Automatically calculated	Number	optional
Link text (4th link)	text4	Text to display for the 4th link; required if including a 4th link	String	optional
Type (4th link)	type4	Type of data for the 4th link. Valid values are: "line" – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road), "shape" – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province), "shape-inverse" – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath), "data" – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case), "point" – a point feature (coordinates).	String	optional
Wikidata ID (4th link)	id4 ids4	Wikidata ID (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple IDs with a comma.	String	optional
Title (4th link)	title4	Title of the feature used for the 4th link (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on.	String	optional
From (4th link)	from4	The JSON (.map) page from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix) Example Inner West Light Rail.map	Unknown	optional
Description (4th link)	description4	Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional	String	optional
Raw data (4th link)	raw4 data4	Raw GeoJSON for the 4th link (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See the "When to use the raw parameter" section of the documentation for more information.	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) colour (4th link)	stroke-color4 stroke-colour4	Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM). Default #555555	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) width (4th link)	stroke-width4	Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM) Default 5	Number	optional
Coordinates (4th link)	coord4	Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use the {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. Default If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.	Unknown	optional
Marker image (4th link)	marker4	Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Icons for options. Default No icon	Unknown	optional
Zoom level (4th link)	zoom4	Zoom level for the 4th link, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further). Default Automatically calculated	Number	optional
Link text (5th link)	text5	Text to display for the 5th link; required if including a 5th link	String	optional
Type (5th link)	type5	Type of data for the 5th link. Valid values are: "line" – a geoline feature from OSM (e.g. a road), "shape" – a geoshape feature from OSM (e.g. a state or province), "shape-inverse" – a geomask feature from OSM (the inverse of a geoshape - allows an unobstructed view of the map beneath), "data" – a geoJSON data page on Commons (parameter is optional in this case), "point" – a point feature (coordinates).	String	optional
Wikidata ID (5th link)	id5 ids5	Wikidata ID (Q-number) that the OSM feature is tagged with. Separate multiple IDs with a comma.	String	optional
Title (5th link)	title5	Title of the feature used for the 5th link (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on.	String	optional
From (5th link)	from5	The JSON (.map) page from Commons to display (excluding the Data: prefix) Example Inner West Light Rail.map	Unknown	optional
Description (5th link)	description5	Description of the feature (for features from OSM), displayed when the feature is clicked on; optional	String	optional
Raw data (5th link)	raw5 data5	Raw GeoJSON for the 5th link (preferably transcluded from a subpage of OODA WIKI:Map data) as well as <maplink> functionality not available via the other parameters. See the "When to use the raw parameter" section of the documentation for more information.	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) colour (5th link)	stroke-color5 stroke-colour5	Colour code for the colour used to draw the feature (for features from OSM). Default #555555	Unknown	optional
Stroke (line) width (5th link)	stroke-width5	Width for the lines used to draw the feature (for features from OSM) Default 5	Number	optional
Coordinates (5th link)	coord5	Coordinates to display for a point feature. Use the {{Coord}} template to specify coordinates. Default If not set, coordinates will be retrieved from Wikidata.	Unknown	optional
Marker image (5th link)	marker5	Name of Maki marker image to display at the point feature. See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Maps/Icons for options. Default No icon	Unknown	optional
Zoom level (5th link)	zoom5	Zoom level for the 5th link, from 1 to 19 (larger numbers zoom in further). Default Automatically calculated	Number	optional

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