Editing Encyclopedia:Obtaining geographic coordinates (section)

==== Generic web-based services ====
These services are web based, and provide online methods for obtaining coordinates.

Be sure to read the licensing information carefully so that data providers receive an appropriate
attribution.

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| [https://getlatlong.net/ Getlatlong] || Map to coordinates || Move a marker on a Google Maps map (map or satellite view) and get Latitude, Longitude for the location. User interface in English language.
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| [http://www.mapcoordinates.net/ Mapcoordinates] || Map to coordinates || Move a marker on a Google Maps map (map or satellite view) and get Latitude, Longitude and Elevation for the location. User interface in German language.
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| [https://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/ NASA World Wind] || Maps || Open source 3D interactive world viewer. See also: [http://explorer.worldwind.earth/ online version]
Licensing: [[NASA Open Source Agreement|NOSA]]
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| [http://www.bing.com/maps/ Bing Maps] || Maps || Provides geographical coordinates of a location when a "Pushpin" has been created.
# Find the feature or the location you want to know the geographical coordinates of, either by manually using the map and zooming in, or by entering a place name or address into the search field.
# ''Right''-click on the map at the site where you want the pushpin to appear.
# A pop-up tab will appear.  Select '''Add a Pushpin''' and save it. 
# Several icons are found to the lower left of the map, including a ''star'' for "'''My Places'''" and also an ''email'' icon.  Click the Star to open "'''My Places'''".
# Select the most recent place which you have just saved.
# Click the email icon.  The geographical coordinates are embedded in the email link which is then displayed.  The coordinates are the two numbers displayed immediately after the letters "cp=".  The latitude and longitude are separated by a tilde ( ~ ).  The latitude is displayed first, and both coordinates are displayed in decimal degrees format. (in degrees only).
* Alternatively, any of the locations in '''My Places''' can be exported either as a [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML file]] or [[GPS eXchange Format|GPX file]], both of which embed the coordinates.  Export is done by clicking the ''Actions'' tab at the top of the '''My Places''' box.
* The degrees-only geographical coordinates can be entered into Wikipedia's {{tl|coord}} template. In the preview, click on the template and you will get to the [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=47.6436_N_122.1286_W_type:landmark&title=One_Microsoft_Way Map sources] page. There, the degrees-only geographical coordinates are converted into degrees-minutes-seconds anyway and displayed automatically at the top of the page, so you can still decide if you want to convert the degrees-only-geographical coordinates into the degree-minutes-seconds-format (alternatively, you can also use the website http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/trigonometryRealms/degMinSec/degMinSec.htm for the conversion from degrees-only into degree-minutes-seconds).
Licensing: Proprietary EULA
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| [http://www.wikimapia.org/ WikiMapia] || Global browser || The latitude and longitude of the crosshairs are given at the bottom left of the screen and are constantly updated as the map is moved. Clicking on them will bring up a dialog box from which they can be copied in decimal or deg/min/sec form.
Licensing: Arieal imagery provided is from Google Earth [http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/help/terms_maps.html Terms of use] and one can switch to Bing Maps and OpenStreetMap as needed
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| Calculators || Conversion || Many scientific calculators (including the one that comes with Windows, use dms and inv dms) can convert coordinates.
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| [http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/index.html The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names] || Name search || Allows you to find coordinates with a place name search.
Licensing: [http://www.getty.edu/legal/copyright.html]
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| [http://geonames.nga.mil/gns/html/ Geonet Names Server (GNS)] || Name search || U.S. [http://www.nga.mil/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)] maintains a comprehensive database of non-U.S. place data. 
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| [http://libremap.org/ The Libre Map Project] || || The purpose of the project is to aggregate and make digital maps and related GIS data available for free. 
Licensing: CC-BY-SA 2.0
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| [http://www.gpsies.com/coordinate.do GPSies.com] || Google Maps tool || Gives coordinates for places, names, elevation/height above sea level on Google Maps (reverse geocoding). You can download the coordinate as GPX Waypoint, PCX5 Waypoint, LOC Geocache or Google Earth KML.
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| [http://www.geocodefarm.com GeocodeFarm] || Address & coordinate search || Look up address by coordinates or coordinates by address. Forward and Reverse Geocoding Service. Web Form or API Available. API is free for 2,500 queries per day, more are paid. Web Form is free for unlimited queries. International Coverage in most countries.
Licensing: [http://geocodefarm.com/policies/terms-of-service/]
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| [http://gc.kls2.com/ Great Circle Mapper] || Name search || Has geographic coordinates for airports, heliports, and other facilities which have an [[IATA]] or [[ICAO]] code.  You can also [http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gclookup search by location name].
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| [http://ws.plexscape.com/Services/CoordSysWS/Pages/Transformations.aspx Plexscape WS] || Google Maps tool – Coordinate converter || Online application to acquire coordinates for any place on Earth.
* Supports more than 3,000 coordinate systems and 400 datums worldwide.
* Place pushpins on the map and calculates automatically the coordinates in the selected coordinate system or datum.
* Perform transformation between coordinate systems and/or datums.
* Extended units list available for calculations (meters, feet etc.) 
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