Template:Infobox Protected area

[edit] Template documentation

This template is part of the Protected Areas WikiProject.

[edit] Usage

To get started, you can simply copy this blank definition into your page, and fill in the data. Be sure to read the notes below it.

{{Infobox Protected area
 | name            = 
 | iucn_category   = 
 | image           = 
 | caption         = 
 | base_width      = 
 | locator_x       = 
 | locator_y       = 
 | location        = 
 | nearest_city    = 
 | lat_degrees= |lat_minutes= |lat_seconds= |lat_direction= 
 | long_degrees= |long_minutes= |long_seconds= |long_direction=
 | area            = 
 | established     = 
 | visitation_num  = 
 | visitation_year = 
 | governing_body  = 
 | world_heritage_site =
}}

• Each group of items above is optional.
  • You may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
  • To hide the locator dot, leave locator_x and locator_y blank
• The "IUCN category" must be one of the following (case-sensitive): Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, or VI — or it can be left blank.
• base_width is the width of the base map (default value 288)
• locator_x and locator_y are the number of pixels to offset the locator dot from the left and top edges of the base map. Note: there is a 3px y-axis difference between Internet Explorer and Firefox.
• Be flexible with the "Location" field. Depending on the scale of the protected area it could be very broad (example: "Northwest Alberta, Canada), or could be a more specific place (examples: "St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA" or "Chartres, France").
• The "Nearest city" is optional, but it is highly recommended if the "Location" field is not already an identifiable city. It could be a city with a major airport, or even a recognizable large gateway town where supplies and lodging are available.
• If you have only degrees and minutes, set the seconds to "0".
• Wiki links [[]] are fine in any of the Infobox fields except IUCN category and coordinates.
• Include the HTML comments before and following the template; they help inexperienced editors.
• Please spend some time at the Protected Areas WikiProject article and its talk page for standards on presenting names and other data.

[edit] Finding coordinates for the locator dot

There is a simple template tool named {{Locator grid}} which you can use to help with pinpointing the x and y coordinates for a locator dot. If you're using a popular locator map, you can test with the list of examples already included in the usage and instructions page

[edit] Sub-templates

This template calls the following sub-templates:

• Depending on the value of iucn_category, one of the following templates is included to draw the colored header bar:
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN Ia}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN Ib}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN II}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN III}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN IV}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN V}} (talk)
  • {{Infobox protected area/IUCN VI}} (talk)

• {{Superimpose}} (talk) provides the ability to overlay the locator dot on the base image.

• {{Coord}} (talk) formats the coordinates and makes the link to other mapping resources.

• {{Infobox World Heritage Site (Protected area)}} is a subtemplate specifically design for the inclusion of World Heritage Site information in the Protected area infobox. Its usage is as same as the Template:Infobox World Heritage Site.

[edit] Examples

[edit] With locator map

Yosemite National Park
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Location	California, United States
Nearest city	Mariposa
Coordinates	37°50′0″N 119°30′0″W / 37.83333, -119.5
Area	761,266 acres (3,081 km²)
Established	October 1, 1890
Visitors	3,280,911 (in 2004)
Governing body	National Park Service
1984

{{Infobox Protected area
|name            = Yosemite National Park
|iucn_category   = Ib
|image           = US_Locator_Blank.svg
|caption         = 
|locator_x=20 |locator_y=84
|location        = [[California]], [[United States]]
|nearest_city    = [[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
|lat_degrees=37 |lat_minutes=50 |lat_seconds=0 |lat_direction=N
|long_degrees=119 |long_minutes=30 |long_seconds=0 |long_direction=W
|area            = 761,266 acres (3,081 km²)
|established     = [[October 1]] [[1890]]
|visitation_num  = 3,280,911
|visitation_year = 2004
|governing_body  = [[National Park Service]]
|world_heritage_site = 1984
}}

[edit] With photograph and caption

Yosemite National Park
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Location	California, United States
Nearest city	Mariposa
Coordinates	37°50′0″N 119°30′0″W / 37.83333, -119.5
Area	761,266 acres (3,081 km²)
Established	October 1, 1890
Visitors	3,280,911 (in 2004)
Governing body	National Park Service
1984

{{Infobox Protected area
|name            = Yosemite National Park
|iucn_category   = Ib
|image           = 100 1325.JPG
|caption         = Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
|locator_x= |locator_y= 
|location        = [[California]], [[United States]]
|nearest_city    = [[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
|lat_degrees=37 |lat_minutes=50 |lat_seconds=0 |lat_direction=N
|long_degrees=119 |long_minutes=30 |long_seconds=0 |long_direction=W
|area            = 761,266 acres (3,081 km²)
|established     = [[October 1]] [[1890]]
|visitation_num  = 3,280,911
|visitation_year = 2004
|governing_body  = [[National Park Service]]
|world_heritage_site = 1984
}}

[edit] With no image

{{Infobox Protected area
|name            = Yosemite National Park
|iucn_category   = Ib
|image           = 
|caption         = 
|locator_x= |locator_y= 
|location        = [[California]], [[United States]]
|nearest_city    = [[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
|lat_degrees=37 |lat_minutes=50 |lat_seconds=0 |lat_direction=N
|long_degrees=119 |long_minutes=30 |long_seconds=0 |long_direction=W
|area            = 761,266 acres (3,081 km²)
|established     = [[October 1]] [[1890]]
|visitation_num  = 3,280,911
|visitation_year = 2004
|governing_body  = [[National Park Service]]
|world_heritage_site = 1984
}}

[edit] With image and map

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location of Dry Island Park in Canada
Location	Canada
Nearest city	Three Hills, Red Deer
Coordinates	51°56′10″N 112°57′41″W / 51.93611, -112.96139
Area	34.5 km² (13.3 sq mi)
Established	December 15, 1970
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture

{{Infobox_protected_area 
  | name = Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park<br>[[Image:Dry Island Provincial Park2.jpg|center|280px|Panoramic view]]
  | iucn_category = III
  | image = Canadian National Parks Location.png
  | caption = Location of ''Dry Island Park'' in [[Canada]]
  | locator_x = 64
  | locator_y = 171
  | location = [[Canada]]
  | nearest_city = [[Three Hills, Alberta|Three Hills]], [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]]
  | lat_degrees = 51
  | lat_minutes = 56
  | lat_seconds = 10
  | lat_direction = N
  | long_degrees = 112
  | long_minutes = 57
  | long_seconds = 41
  | long_direction = W
  | area = {{km2 to mi2|34.5|abbr=yes}}
  | established =  December 15, [[1970]]
  | visitation_num = 
  | visitation_year = 
  | governing_body = [[Alberta Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture]]
}}

[edit] Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

Please do not rename or remove these classes.

When giving coordinates, please don't be overly precise.

[edit] See also

• IUCN subtemplates