Module:Location map/data/USA New York Fire Island/doc

Module:Location map/data/USA New York Fire Island is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Fire Island. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "USA New York Fire Island":

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Map definition

• name = Fire Island

  Name used in the default map caption

• image = Fire-island-map.jpg

  The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:"

• top = 40.84

  Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees

• bottom = 40.58

  Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees

• left = -73.33

  Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees

• right = -72.77

  Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

• x = 160.91295*($2 + 73.348669) + 47.97453*($1 - 40.740397)

  An expression to calculate a location on the map via its longitude; evaluates as 0 along the left edge and 100 along the right edge

• y = 93.38964*($2 + 73.348669) - 536.58519*($1 - 40.740397)

  An expression to calculate a location on the map via its latitude; evaluates as 0 along the top edge and 100 along the bottom edge

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.56 degrees.

• At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0028 degrees per pixel.
• At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0006 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.26 degrees.

• At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0013 degrees per pixel.
• At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0003 degrees per pixel.

See also

• Module:Location map/data/USA New York

Location map templates

• Template:Location map, to display one mark and label using latitude and longitude
• Template:Location map many, to display up to nine marks and labels
• Template:Location map+, to display an unlimited number of marks and labels

Creating new map definitions

• Template:Location map/Creating a new map definition