Template:GEOnet3/doc

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{{GEOnet3}} generates an external link to a search page for the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). It includes the GEOnet Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) in search instructions which are displayed with the link. This template can be used as a replacement for {{GEOnet}}, which generates a direct link that no longer works.

Usage

{{GEOnet3|UFI|Name}}

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This template generates an external link to a search page for the GEOnet Names Server (GNS), published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). It includes the GEOnet Unique Feature Identifier (UFI) in search instructions which are displayed with the link.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
UFI1

GEOnet Unique Feature Identifier (UFI), which can be entered at http://geonames.nga.mil/namesgaz/ on the Advanced Search page.

Default
Numberrequired
Name2

Name or other descriptive text. If not given it defaults to the Wikipedia article name

Default
{{PAGENAME}}
Stringoptional

Examples

{{GEOnet3}} examples
Code Produces
{{GEOnet3|-2705195}} GEOnet3/doc can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-2705195" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
{{GEOnet3|-2705195|Baku, Azerbaijan}} Baku, Azerbaijan can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-2705195" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".

The examples shown above generate an external link to:

See also

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