Template:GEOnet
Template documentation{{GEOnet}} generates an external link to a specific geographic feature name from the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This template uses the GEOnet Unique Feature Identifier (UFI).
NOTE: The external links generated by this template no longer work. Please use {{GEOnet2}} (which requires a Name_GUID instead of a UFI) or {{GEOnet3}}.
Usage
{{GEOnet|UFI|Name}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for GEOnet
This template generates an external link to a specific geographic feature name from the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFI | 1 | GEOnet Unique Feature Identifier (UFI), which is the value assigned to Feature__Unique_Feature_ID in the http://gnswww.nga.mil/geonames/Gazetteer/Search/Results.jsp URL.
| Number | required |
| Name | 2 | Name or other descriptive text. If not given it defaults to the Wikipedia article name
| String | optional |
Examples
| Code | Produces |
|---|---|
|
GEOnet at GEOnet Names Server |
|
Baku, Azerbaijan at GEOnet Names Server |
The examples shown above generate a link to:
See also
Similar templates:
- {{GNIS}} and {{Cite GNIS}} – for links to U.S. geographic feature names from Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
List of pages linking to gnswww.nga.mil: