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**Requested by e-mail, 2007-09-07 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**Requested by e-mail, 2007-09-07 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
*[http://www.globalmotion.com/wiki/Main_Page GlobalMotion]
*[http://www.globalmotion.com/wiki/Main_Page GlobalMotion]
Also:
* Various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching#Geocache_listing_sites Geocache listing sites]
* Various [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching#Geocache_listing_sites Geocache listing sites]


==routes and tracks==
==routes and tracks==
* [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/ TerraWiki]
* [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/ TerraWiki]
* Featues, e.g. [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/index.php/Mount_Marcy Mount Marcy]
* Featues, e.g. [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/index.php/Mount_Marcy Mount Marcy]
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* [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/ TerraWiki]
* [http://www.tierrawiki.org/wiki/ TerraWiki]
**See above
**See above
== successes==
*Wikitravel
**All articles on places, e.g. [http://wikitravel.org/en/Birmingham_%28England%29 Wikitravel guide to Birmingham, England]
**See also [http://wikitravel.org/en/Wikitravel:Microformats Wikitravel:Microformats]
**achieved 2006-12-13, per [http://wikitravel.org/shared/Tech:Add_SpecialMap_using_Mapstraction_link_for_geo-tagged_pages_and_for_single_listings] see, for example, [http://wikitravel.org/en/Birmingham_%28England%29 Wikitravel guide to Birmingham, England] [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
*[http://www.poi66.com/ POI66]
**Requested by e-mail, 2007-03-23 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**over '''58,500''' waypoints geo-formatted, in under 4 hours from initial contact!
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk Geograph British Isles]
**Requested by feedback form, 2007-03-26 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
** over '''370,000''' examples, within 30 minutes of request being submitted!
*[http://www.addressfix.com/ AddressFix]
**Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-26 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**valid postal addresses/ places converted, within one day of request being submitted.
*Wikipedia
**Wikipedia-EN
***Articles on places, e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barr Wikipedia - Great Barr] (roll-out ongoing)  2007-03
****Many broken; now using hidden metadata, 2007-09-03
***'''All''' map link pages linked to from the same, e.g. [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=52.548_N_1.932_W_ maps for Wikipedia-EN article on Great Barr]  2007-03
***See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Microformats WikiProject Microformats]
**Wikipedia-DE
***'''All''' map link pages  e.g. [http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?language=de&params=52_28_47_N_1_53_51_W_type:city_region:GB maps for Wikipedia-DE article on Birmingham]
**Wikipedia-NL
***'''All''' map link pages  e.g. [http://www.nsesoftware.nl/wiki/maps.asp?params=52_28_47_N_1_53_51_W_type:city_region:GB&src=Birmingham_%28Engeland%29 maps for Wikipedia-NL article on Birmingham]
**GIS-Wiki's "[http://www.giswiki.org/hjl_get_CoorE.htm hjl_getCoor]" now outputs Geo markup, from a Google Maps API.
*[http://gc.kls2.com/ Great Circle Mapper] ("GCM"; e.g. [http://tinyurl.com/yugscj sample GCM trip], [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/BHX BHX on GCM])
**Requested by e-mail, 2007-06-21 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**{{SuccessMarker}} Confirmed in use, 2007-06-23
*[http://www.sharemyroutes.com/ Share My Routes] (e.g. [http://www.sharemyroutes.com/routes/United-Kingdom/dales/Yorkshire-3-peaks/details.aspx])
**Requested by feedback form, 2007-09-04 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**{{SuccessMarker}} Confirmed in use, 2008-02-05
== rejections ==
*[http://www.geocaching.com/ geocaching.com]
**Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-27 [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]
**"The true benefit of this appears to be allowing sharing between sites [this] is something that GC specifically guards against so would be a major detriment. And most importantly when discussing a site or piece of software that is running smoothly, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. There just does not seem to be a benefit to GC's current plans." 2007-04-02


== see also ==
== see also ==

Latest revision as of 23:43, 21 August 2008

geo advocacy

Part of the larger microformats advocacy effort. Adding "Geo" markup (inside hCard where appropriate) to these sites would improve their usability and ambient findability.

various

routes and tracks

Sites which currently offer downloadable routes or tracks (as KML, GPX or similar files) could also offer a "view on-line" option, with the coordinates listed on a web page, marked-up with Geo (and hCard) microformats, which could then be parsed with whatever tool the user chooses.:

successes

rejections

  • geocaching.com
    • Requested via feedback form, 2007-01-27 Andy Mabbett
    • "The true benefit of this appears to be allowing sharing between sites [this] is something that GC specifically guards against so would be a major detriment. And most importantly when discussing a site or piece of software that is running smoothly, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. There just does not seem to be a benefit to GC's current plans." 2007-04-02

see also

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