Yes, but I would like to see a empty hole in the photo template that you can just plop that info into for these monuments - remember, lots of people will be VERY frightened off by that tag and in this specific case, be dazzled by SEVEN options to choose from...
2011/7/15 Jan Ainali <[email protected]> > Of the seven possible templates to copy back (down to the left on that > page), the two last ones are object location. > > -- > Med vänliga hälsningar > Jan Ainali > Ordförande, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida> > > 2011/7/15 Jane Darnell <[email protected]> > >> OMG OMG!!! (sorry for the enthusiasm) That is the solution right there! >> You copy&paste the coords from the bot-generated camera location and then >> that tool zeros right down to street level - I just tried it with the file >> Tomasz sent me and the adjusted coords are returned in the same format. All >> we need is a way to copy&paste those back into object location - do we have >> that? >> Jane >> >> 2011/7/15 Jan Ainali <[email protected]> >> >>> If we find someone who can do some hacking (which I can't) perhaps there >>> is a way to integrate this tool to let the user select the location? >>> >>> http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html >>> >>> -- >>> Med vänliga hälsningar >>> Jan Ainali >>> Ordförande, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida> >>> >>> 2011/7/15 Jane Darnell <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Tomasz, >>>> Thanks for those links! As the Dutch say, "now my wooden clog is >>>> breaking". Using the wonderful link right there to open street maps, is >>>> there a way to ask the user who clicked on the image to update the >>>> template:location if it is empty? This way the user just needs to move the >>>> geo pointer on the map to the correct location (you probably need google >>>> satellite view for this, not open street maps) >>>> Jane >>>> >>>> 2011/7/15 Tomasz Ganicz <[email protected]> >>>> >>>>> 2011/7/15 Jane Darnell <[email protected]>: >>>>> > Jan, I don't have a camera that does this, so I can't test it, but do >>>>> I >>>>> > understand from this that the EXIF info automatically gets stuffed >>>>> into >>>>> > a Template:Location (camera location) field as it stands now? Because >>>>> that >>>>> > way for the countries who have their act together with the GIS >>>>> coordinates >>>>> > (like the Netherlands, Ahem!) we should do nothing, and then for the >>>>> > countries who are missing coordinates, we can have a bot move this >>>>> info >>>>> > into Template:Object location and dump it into a category "GIS >>>>> coordinates >>>>> > for XXX monuments under review" or some such thing >>>>> >>>>> Yes: >>>>> >>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:DschwenBot >>>>> >>>>> Typical recent action of the bot: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Bersillies_%28Nord,_Fr%29_Salle_des_f%C3%AAtes.JPG&diff=prev&oldid=56610675 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I think we can simply talk to the owner of this bot to add such a >>>>> functionality. Although IMHO quite substantial number of pictures of >>>>> monuments are taken from some distance. especially tall and large >>>>> buildings. Even if you take a picture of smaller object such as this: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bersillies_%28Nord,_Fr%29_Salle_des_f%C3%AAtes.JPG >>>>> >>>>> Your possition is at least 6 to 10 meters from the possition of the >>>>> object. It is better than nothing but anyway it is still wrong. For >>>>> example if the small church in on the corner of the small square - if >>>>> you take a picture from the opposite corner which is 50 m in distance >>>>> it will put the possition of the church in obviously wrong place :-) >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tomek "Polimerek" Ganicz >>>>> http://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Polimerek >>>>> http://www.ganicz.pl/poli/ >>>>> http://www.cbmm.lodz.pl/work.php?id=29&title=tomasz-ganicz >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Med vänliga hälsningar >>> Jan Ainali >>> Ordförande, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >
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