Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Gordon Joly]

On 16/02/16 15:18, WereSpielChequers wrote:
> 
> 
> I've now been told of another
> tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which can show you articles
> near places you are planning to visit. 

This might help?

http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

Gordo


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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Gordon Joly]

On 16/02/16 12:58, leu...@fabiant.eu wrote:
> Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take
> when i walk the dog!
>  


Cool. I will look out for you.

The URL is now stored in my cell phone as a favourite. My cell phone
gives the location correctly. As you would expect!

And yes, a very useful tool.

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Gordon Joly]

> 
>> Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the
>> top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away
>> ... which is about correct!


OK. I use PlusNet.

Here is my neighbourhood. Which is wrong.

Elm Wood Primary School
190 m
Gipsy Hill (ward)
330 m
West Norwood
town
350 m
Norwood Park (London)
420 m
West Norwood Cemetery
cemetery in West Norwood in London, England
510 m
Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School
670 m
Oakfield Preparatory School


:-)

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[WereSpielChequers]

Thanks Gordo, Andrew, Fabian and Lucy

I've now been told of another tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which 
can show you articles near places you are planning to visit. 

So Fabian, wherever your dog decides to take you there are likely opportunities 
there as well!

WereSpielChequers


> On 16 Feb 2016, at 12:58, "leu...@fabiant.eu"  wrote:
> 
> Likewise I checked using BT broadband and the window of the room I am sitting 
> in is in the first photo!
> 
> Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when 
> i walk the dog!
> 
> all the best
> 
> Fabian
> aka User:Leutha
> 
> 
>> On 16 February 2016 at 09:44 Andrew West  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband
>>> connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I
>>> wasn't
>> 
>> Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the
>> top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away
>> ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a
>> couple of local articles I was not aware of.
>> 
>> Andrew
>> [[User:BabelStone]]
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[leu...@fabiant.eu]

Likewise I checked using BT broadband and the window of the room I am sitting in
is in the first photo!
 
Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when i
walk the dog!
 
all the best
 
Fabian
aka User:Leutha
 

> On 16 February 2016 at 09:44 Andrew West  wrote:
>
>
> On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly  wrote:
> >
> > Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband
> > connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I
> > wasn't
>
> Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the
> top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away
> ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a
> couple of local articles I was not aware of.
>
> Andrew
> [[User:BabelStone]]
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Lucy Crompton-Reid]

This worked for me too (from home, once I allowed wikipedia to know my
location). Quite a cool feature - I'm sure we can share it with keen
photographers :)

On 16 February 2016 at 09:44, Andrew West  wrote:

> On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly  wrote:
> >
> > Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband
> > connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I
> > wasn't
>
> Not necessarily.  I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the
> top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away
> ... which is about correct!  Very useful feature, which highlighted a
> couple of local articles I was not aware of.
>
> Andrew
> [[User:BabelStone]]
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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Andrew West]

On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly  wrote:
>
> Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband
> connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I
> wasn't

Not necessarily.  I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the
top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away
... which is about correct!  Very useful feature, which highlighted a
couple of local articles I was not aware of.

Andrew
[[User:BabelStone]]

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Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[Gordon Joly]

On 16/02/16 09:26, WereSpielChequers wrote:
> I've just been introduced to
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby which lists articles near
> your current location and from the thumbnail it is fairly obvious
> whether it has an image or not.
> 
> Has anyone tried using this in outreach to photographers?
> 
> WereSpielchequers


Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband
connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I
wasn't

Gordo


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[Wikimediauk-l] Finding articles without photographs near your current location.

[WereSpielChequers]

I've just been introduced to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby
which lists articles near your current location and from the thumbnail it
is fairly obvious whether it has an image or not.

Has anyone tried using this in outreach to photographers?

WereSpielchequers
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