Template:Infobox observatory/doc

Usage

Simple

{{Infobox observatory}}

Data will be automatically included from Wikidata.

Full

{{{name}}}

[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}|upright=1.3]] {{{caption}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|frameless|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright=1]] {{{logo_caption}}}
Alternative names	{{{alt_names}}}
Named after	{{{namedafter}}}
Organization	{{{organization}}}
Observatory code	{{{code}}}
Location	{{{location}}}
Coordinates
Altitude	{{{altitude}}}
Weather	{{{weather}}}
Observing time	{{{obs-time}}}
Established	{{{established}}}
Closed	{{{closed}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
Architect	{{{architect}}}
Architecture firm	{{{architecture_firm}}}
Main contractors	{{{main_contractor}}}
Telescopes
{{{telescope1_name}}} {{{telescope1_type}}} {{{telescope2_name}}} {{{telescope2_type}}} ... ... {{{telescope30_name}}} {{{telescope30_type}}}
Error creating thumbnail: File missing [[Commons:Category:{{{commons_category}}}|Related media on Commons]]

{{Infobox observatory
| child             = 
| name              = 
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| alt               = 
| logo              = 
| logo_caption      = 
| logo_alt          = 
| alt_names         = 
| namedafter        = 
| organization      = 
| code              = 
| location          = 
| coordinates       = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} -->
| altitude          = 
| weather           = 
| obs-time          = 
| established       = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| closed            = 
| website           = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| architect         = 
| architecture_firm = 
| main_contractor   = 
| telescope1_name   = 
| telescope1_type   = 
| telescope2_name   = 
| telescope2_type   = 
| telescope3_name   = 
| telescope3_type   = 
| telescope4_name   = 
| telescope4_type   = 
| commons_category  = 
| image_map         = 
| map_size          = 
| map_alt           = 
| map_type          = 
| map_dot_label     = 
| map_caption       = 
| locmapin          = 
| mapframe = yes<!-- see below for more parameters -->
| embedded          = 
}}

Parameters

This template returns values from Wikidata where they are available; these values can be overridden by passing values to the relevant parameters.

Parameter	Default	Description
name	Wikidata label (en) (Or Page name)	name of the observatory
image	(P18)	image (use full wikicode)
caption	(P2096)	image caption
alt		alt caption
logo	(P154)	logo
logo_caption		logo caption
logo_alt		logo alt caption
alt_names	Wikidata aliases (en)	alternative names / aliases for the telescope
namedafter	(P138)	person or organisation the observatory was named after
organization	(P137)	organization responsible for the observatory
code	(P717)	observatory code
location	(P706), (P276), (P131), (P17) (fallback to (P30) for Antarctica)	observatory's location
coordinates	(P625)	location coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title
altitude	(P2044)	altitude of the observatory
weather		weather
obs-time	(P3891)	observing time available
established	(P1619)	when the observatory was established, use {{start date}}
closed	(P582)	when the observatory was closed, if appropriate
telescopes	(P527)	names of the telescopes at the observatory
website	(P856)	URL of the website for the observatory, use {{URL}}
architect		architect
architecture_firm		architecture firm
main_contractor		main contractor
telescope1_name		name of the observatory's first telescope
telescope1_type		first telescope's type (and any additional information)
telescope2_name		name of the observatory's second telescope
telescope2_type		second telescope's type (and any additional information)
etc...
telescope29_name		name of the observatory's twenty-ninth telescope
telescope29_type		twenty-ninth telescope's type (and any additional information)
telescope30_name		name of the thirtieth telescope
telescope30_type		thirtieth telescope's type (and any additional information)
locmapin	(P17)	use this parameter to override the location map shown, if necessary. See {{Wikidata location map}}
mapframe	Show embedded {{Infobox mapframe}}. See below for more parameters.
commons_category	commons sitelink	category name at Wikimedia Commons
refs	no	set to 'yes' to automatically display references from Wikidata
child	no	set to 'yes' to use as a child infobox of another infobox
embedded		embed another infobox into this one

Mapframe maps

• Basic {{Infobox mapframe}} parameters:
  • mapframe – Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default. Default: no, but also modified by onByDefault
    • Internal onByDefault parameter: yes, unless any of these are set: |map_type=, |image_map=
  • mapframe-coordinates or mapframe-coord or coordinates or coord – Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template, e.g. |coord={{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}. Default: coordinates from Wikidata d:Property:P625
  • mapframe-caption – Caption for the map. Default: blank (or if |mapframe-geomask= is set, "Location in geomask's label")
  • mapframe-custom – Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a {{maplink}} template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, most mapframe parameters will be ignored. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-id or id or qid – Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default: item for current page
  • mapframe-wikidata – Set to yes to show all shape/line features from OpenStreetMap. Default: not specified
• Customise which features are displayed:
  • mapframe-point – Turn off display of point feature by setting to none. Force point marker to be displayed by setting to on. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-shape – Turn off display of shape feature by setting to none. Force display of shape by setting to on. Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to inverse. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-line – Turn off display of line feature by setting to none. Force display of line by setting to on. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-geomask – Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for (P17), P131 for (P131)). Default: not specified
  • mapframe-switcher – set to auto or geomasks or zooms to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. Default: not specified
    • auto – switch geomasks found in (P276) and (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country.
    • geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the mapframe-geomask parameter
    • zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average
• Other optional parameters:
  • mapframe-frame-width or mapframe-width – Frame width. Default: 270
  • mapframe-frame-height or mapframe-height – Frame height. Default: 200
  • mapframe-shape-fill – Color used to fill shape features. Default: #606060
  • mapframe-shape-fill-opacity – Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.1
  • mapframe-stroke-color or mapframe-stroke-colour – Color of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: #ff0000
    • mapframe-line-stroke-color or mapframe-line-stroke-colour – Color of line features. Default: #ff0000
    • mapframe-shape-stroke-color or mapframe-shape-stroke-colour – Color of outlines of shape features. Default: #ff0000
  • mapframe-stroke-width – Width of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: 2
    • mapframe-shape-stroke-width – Width of outlines of shape features. Default: 2
    • mapframe-line-stroke-width – Width of line features. Default: 5
  • mapframe-marker – Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons for options. Default: not specified (i.e. blank)
    • Can also be set to blank to override any default marker symbol
  • mapframe-marker-color or mapframe-marker-colour – Background color for the marker. Default: #5E74F3
  • mapframe-geomask-stroke-color or mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour – Color of outline of geomask shape. Default: #555555
  • mapframe-geomask-stroke-width – Width of outline of geomask shape. Default: 1
  • mapframe-geomask-fill – Color used to fill outside geomask features. Default: #606060
  • mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity – Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.25
  • mapframe-zoom – Set the zoom level, from "1" (map of earth) to "18" (maximum zoom in), to be used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. Default: 10
  • mapframe-length_km or mapframe-length_mi or mapframe-area_km2 or mapframe-area_mi2 – Determine zoom level by passing in object's length (in kilometres or miles) or area (in square kilometres or square miles). Default: not specified / not specified / not specified / not specified
  • mapframe-frame-coordinates or mapframe-frame-coord – Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}}. Default: derived from item coordinates
  • mapframe-type – Set the type of the object, with the same usage as {{coord}}. Default: not specified
  • mapframe-population – Set the population, useful with type="city", for {{Infobox dim}}. Default: not specified

Examples of use

• Kitt Peak National Observatory
• Mauna Kea Observatories

Infoboxes which only use Wikidata (no local parameters)

• Arcetri Observatory
• CERGA Observatory

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles 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.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

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

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

Tracking categories

• Category:Pages using infobox observatory with unknown parameters (32)
• Category:Articles using Infobox observatory using locally defined parameters (547)
• Category:Articles with infoboxes completely from Wikidata (4,387)

TemplateData

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox observatory in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox observatory

No description.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	no description Auto value Page name or Wikidata label	Line	suggested
Image	image	no description Default Wikidata: image (P18) Auto value	File	suggested
Image caption	caption	no description Default Wikidata: media legend (P2096)	Line	optional
Image alternative text	alt	no description Auto value	String	optional
Logo	logo	no description	File	optional
Logo caption	logo_caption	no description	Line	optional
Logo alternative text	logo_alt	no description	String	optional
Alternative names	alt_names	no description Default Wikidata aliases	String	optional
Named after	namedafter	Person or organisation the observatory was named after Default Wikidata: named after (P138)	Line	optional
Organization	organization	Organization responsible for the observatory Default Wikidata: operator (P137)	String	optional
Observatory code	code	Minor Planet Center observatory code Default Wikidata: Minor Planet Center observatory code (P717)	Unknown	optional
Location	location	no description Default Wikidata: located on terrain feature (P706), location (P276), located in the administrative territorial entity (P131), country (P17) (fallback to continent (P30) for Antarctica)	Line	optional
Coordinates	coordinates	Location coordinates, use {{coord}} with display=inline,title Default Wikidata: coordinate location (P625) Example {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}	Unknown	optional
Altitude	altitude	no description Default Wikidata: elevation above sea level (P2044)	String	optional
Weather	weather	no description	Unknown	optional
Observing time	obs-time	no description Default Wikidata: observing time available (P3891)	Unknown	optional
Established	established	no description Default Wikidata: date of official opening (P1619) Example {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}	Content	optional
Closed	closed	no description Default Wikidata: end time (P582) Example {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}}	Content	optional
Website	website	URL of the website for the observatory Default Wikidata: official website (P856) Example {{URL|example.com}}	Content	optional
Architect	architect	no description	String	optional
Architecture firm	architecture_firm	no description	String	optional
Main contractor	main_contractor	no description	String	optional
Telescope 1 name	telescope1_name	no description	String	optional
Telescope 1 type	telescope1_type	First telescope's type (and any additional information)	String	optional
Telescope 2 name	telescope2_name	no description	String	optional
Telescope 2 type	telescope2_type	Second telescope's type (and any additional information)	String	optional
Telescope 3 name	telescope3_name	no description	String	optional
Telescope 3 type	telescope3_type	no description Example Third telescope's type (and any additional information)	String	optional
Commons category	commons_category	Category name at Wikimedia Commons Default Wikidata link on Commons	Unknown	optional
Show mapframe map	mapframe	Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default Default no Example yes	String	suggested
Mapframe caption	mapframe-caption	Caption for the map. If mapframe-geomask is set, then the default is "Location in <<geomask's label>>"	String	optional
Custom mapframe	mapframe-custom	Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a {{maplink}} template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, other mapframe parameters will be ignored.	Template	optional
Mapframe Wikidata item	mapframe-id id qid	Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default (item for current page)	String	optional
Mapframe coordinates	mapframe-coordinates mapframe-coord coordinates coord	Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template. Default (coordinates from Wikidata) Example {{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}	Template	optional
Mapframe shapes from Wikidata	mapframe-wikidata	et to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when coordinates are specified by parameter Example yes	String	optional
Mapframe point feature	mapframe-point	Override display of mapframe point feature. Turn off display of point feature by setting to "none". Force point marker to be displayed by setting to "on"	String	optional
Mapframe shape feature	mapframe-shape	Override display of mapframe shape feature. Turn off by setting to "none". Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to "inverse"	String	optional
Mapframe width	mapframe-frame-width mapframe-width	Frame width in pixels Default 270	Number	optional
Mapframe height	mapframe-frame-height mapframe-height	Frame height in pixels Default 200	Number	optional
Mapframe shape fill	mapframe-shape-fill	Color used to fill shape features Default #606060	String	optional
Mapframe shape fill opacity	mapframe-shape-fill-opacity	Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1 Default 0.5	Number	optional
Mapframe stroke color	mapframe-stroke-color mapframe-stroke-colour	Color of line features, and outlines of shape features Default #ff0000	String	optional
Mapframe stroke width	mapframe-stroke-width	Width of line features, and outlines of shape features Default 5	Number	optional
Mapframe marker	mapframe-marker	Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see [[mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons]] for options Example museum	String	optional
Mapframe marker color	mapframe-marker-color mapframe-marker-colour	Background color for the marker Default #5E74F3	String	optional
Mapframe geomask	mapframe-geomask	Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for country, or P131 for located in the administrative territorial entity) Example Q100	Page name	optional
Mapframe geomask stroke color	mapframe-geomask-stroke-color mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour	Color of outline of geomask shape Default #555555	String	optional
Mapframe geomask stroke width	mapframe-geomask-stroke-width	Width of outline of geomask shape Default 2	Number	optional
Mapframe geomask fill	mapframe-geomask-fill	Color used to fill outside geomask features Default #606060	String	optional
Mapframe geomask fill opacity	mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity	Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1 Default 0.5	Number	optional
Mapframe zoom	mapframe-zoom	Set the zoom level, from "1" to "18", to used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area Default 10 Example 12	Number	optional
Mapframe length (km)	mapframe-length_km	Object length in kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe length (mi)	mapframe-length_mi	Object length in miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe area (km^2)	mapframe-area_km2	Object arean square kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe area (mi^2)	mapframe-area_mi2	Object area in square miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area	Number	optional
Mapframe frame coordinates	mapframe-frame-coordinates mapframe-frame-coord	Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}} Example {{Coord|12.35|N|56.71|E}}	Template	optional
Mapframe switcher	mapframe-switcher	Set to "auto" or "geomasks" or "zooms" to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. IF SET TO auto – switch geomasks found in location (P276) and located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country. IF SET TO geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the mapframe-geomask parameter. IF SET TO zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average.	String	optional
mapframe-line	mapframe-line	no description	Unknown	optional
Mapframe type	mapframe-type	Type of the object rendered in the mapframe, like with {{coord}}.	String	optional