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Josh Doe | 23 Feb 2012 14:39

Maps on other MediaWiki sites

I'm helping a local wiki get off the ground, Fairfaxpedia [0], that
aims to by a hyperlocal-Wikipedia for Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
[1], and I'd definitely like to integrate maps. I'm having trouble
sorting through the different technologies, understanding what is most
current, relevant, how to port to another MediaWiki installation, etc.
Coord templates, WikiMiniAtlas, OSM Gadget, and Semantic Maps are a
few of the things I've come across. Is anyone aware of other MediaWiki
sites that have successfully implemented maps using some of these
features? Any pointers? Links to docs that I might have missed would
also be welcomed.

Thanks,
-Josh

[0]: http://www.fairfaxpedia.com
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia
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Jeroen De Dauw | 23 Feb 2012 16:08
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Re: Maps on other MediaWiki sites

Hey,

Each gadget or extension has it's own strong points, so your choice depends on what you want to do exactly. However, AFAIK the Maps extension is by far the most versatile and is used on more wikis then any of the other extensions or gadgets.

http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps

Cheers

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<div><p>Hey,<br><br>Each gadget or extension has it's own strong points, so your choice depends on what you want to do exactly. However, AFAIK the Maps extension is by far the most versatile and is used on more wikis then any of the other extensions or gadgets.<br><br><a href="http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps">http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps</a><br><br>Cheers<br><br>--<br>Jeroen De Dauw<br><a href="http://www.bn2vs.com" target="_blank">http://www.bn2vs.com</a><br>

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Josh Doe | 24 Feb 2012 20:38

Re: Maps on other MediaWiki sites

I guess part of the problem is we don't really know what we want to do
yet! I think having a non-obtrusive but expandable map in a consistent
location is the most important. After that, showing
geographically-nearby articles would be a nice addition. That latter
part makes me think I'd have to go with something like WMA or OSM
gadget.
Thanks,
-Josh

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Jeroen De Dauw
<jeroendedauw@...> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Each gadget or extension has it's own strong points, so your choice depends
> on what you want to do exactly. However, AFAIK the Maps extension is by far
> the most versatile and is used on more wikis then any of the other
> extensions or gadgets.
>
> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Maps
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> Jeroen De Dauw
> http://www.bn2vs.com
> Don't panic. Don't be evil.
> --
>
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