On 2/14/09 10:06 AM, Tim Landscheidt wrote: > Roan Kattouw<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Is it possible to use the API to query by geo graphical coordinates? E.g. >>>>> articles near an LONG/LAT ? if so, could you point me to any examples? > >>>> Please see the archives >>>> <http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-api/2008-September/000714.html> >>>> for an answer to this question. > >>> I would like us to get that integrated with MW API, though. :) Anybody >>> feel like taking on the task? > >> I could do that, provided someone tells me what kind of >> extension/template/whatever is used for this geo stuff. > > Query *by* geographical coordinates might be a rather major > endeavour, though of course the integration of Templatetiger > into core Mediawiki (and API) would be *very* welcome :-).
*poke* Jens, I think you've been poking at some of the geo stuff now and again. Do you happen to know what the status on various things integrating with other things is, and if we've got a feasible migration plan to storing geo data internally via an extension? -- brion _______________________________________________ Mediawiki-api mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-api
