Fyrimynd:Infobox protected area/doc

This template can be used to generate an infobox for a protected area. It is part of the Protected areas WikiProject.

Usage

These selected parameters can be used to form a completely functional infobox and the extra parameters listed below can also be added. This markup can be pasted into a new article. See below for working examples.

Basic usage

{{Infobox protected area
| name = 
| alt_name = 
| iucn_category = 
| photo = 
| photo_alt = 
| photo_caption = 
| photo_width = 
| map = 
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = 
| map_width = 
| relief =
| label =
| label_position =
| mark =
| marker_size =
| location = 
| nearest_city = 
| coordinates = 
| coords_ref = 
| region = 
| area = 
| designation =
| authorized =
| created =
| established = 
| designated =
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| visitation_ref =
| governing_body = 
| administrator =
| operator =
| owner =
| world_heritage_site =
| website = 
| url = 
| child = 
| embedded = 
}}

Full code

Full syntax 

{{Infobox protected area
| name = 
| alt_name = 
| iucn_category = 
| photo = 
| photo_alt = 
| photo_caption = 
| photo_width = 
| map = 
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = 
| map_width = 
| relief =
| label =
| label_position =
| mark =
| marker_size =
| location = 
| nearest_city = 
| nearest_town =
| x =
| y =
| x% =
| y% =
| coordinates = 
| coords_ref = 
| area = 
| area_ha =
| area_acre =
| area_km2 =
| area_sqmi =
| elevation = 
| designation =
| authorized =
| created =
| established = 
| designated = 
| named_for = 
| visitation_num = 
| visitation_year = 
| visitation_ref =
| governing_body = 
| administrator =
| operator =
| owner =
| world_heritage_site =
| website = 
| url = 
| child = 
| embedded = 
| embedded1 =
| embedded2 =
}}

Parameter descriptions

This table describes all parameters which can be used in building infoboxes. Only the name parameter must be assigned a value.

Field name	Description
name	Required. The official name of the protected area. It will be displayed at the top of the infobox. In most cases this should be the same as the article name less any disambiguation. For example if the article title is Mount Washington (New Hampshire) then name=Mount Washington.
alt_name	If there is a common English name for the area use for the name parameter. This parameter can be used to display the name in the local language or for an alternate English name if it is commonly used. If you would like to italicize the text use wiki markup.
iucn_category	Strongly recommended. The IUCN category associated with the protected area. Valid values are Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V, or VI. See IUCN Categories.
photo	The name of an image file to be displayed. No special formatting is needed.
photo_width	Can be used to change the display width the image. The default and maximum value is 284px. Images with a horizontal orientation (landscape mode) will generally display well at the default setting. An image with vertical orientation (portrait mode) may need to be adjusted to 180px or 220px. For example photo_width=200 and not photo_width=200px.
photo_alt	Alt text for the photo, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.
photo_caption	The caption which will appear below the image if one is required.
map	The name of the map to be displayed. See Map display methods.
map_width	Width to display the map image in pixels. The default and maximum is 284, but usually the map should be much smaller. For example: map_width=200 (not map_width=200px). If a location map template is used the map size might be scaled automatically if no width is specified.
map_alt	Alternative text for the map image, see WP:ALT.
map_caption	Text to be displayed below the map image, if required.
relief	When the geographical coordinates method is used (see Map display methods), any non-blank value (yes, 1, etc.) will cause the template to display a relief map image, where available. For additional information, see Template:Location map#Relief parameter.
label	A text message that will be displayed next to the marker. Works with label_position below.
label_position	Specifies the position of a label with respect to the marker. This is not functional when using the XY method for map display. It must be assigned a value or no label will not display. Valid values are left, right, top and bottom. See label above.
mark	The image to use for the marker. The default is Red pog.svg, unless map=us locator blank.svg in which case the default is Green pog.svg. See Template:Infobox_map#Marks for more information.
marker_size	The display width of the marker image in pixels. The default value is 8.
location	The location of the protected area. Don't be too precise. County, state and country are good in the USA. If the area is within a city specify the city, state and country. If the area is in multiple counties just list the state and country. For areas in other countries adjust accordingly.
nearest_city nearest_town	Recommended if the area is not within a city or town. It could be a city with a major airport or a large gateway town where supplies and lodging are available. Use the most appropriate parameter.
coordinates	For the {{coord}} template. The parameters |format=dms and |display=inline,title are recommended. Its coordinates can be used with the location map. (Unless a value for type: is provided, the template will automatically use type:landmark. See the {{Coord}} page for more info.)
coords_ref	Can be used with either coordinate display method above. Strongly recommended. Specify a citation for the coordinates using <ref>...</ref> tags.
x y	Specifies the position of the location marker on a map image. The coordinates of the marker in pixels based on a map with a width of 1000 pixels. The template will scale these values for proper display. See below.
x% y%	Specifies the position of the location marker on a map image. x% specifies the percentage of the distance across the image from the left edge and y% specifies the percentage of the distance down from the top edge. See below.
area	Area of the protected area. Usually in acres or square miles for US locations and hectares or square kilometres elsewhere. The {{Convert}} template should be used. Very small areas might be specified in square feet, square yards or square metres.
designation
authorized created established designated	The date the protected area was created. See below. Use {{Start date}}. For example, for Yosemite National Park, use {{Start date|1890|10|1}}.
visitation_num	The number of visitors in a recent year if known.
visitation_year	The year during which the number of visitors was counted.
visitation_ref	Used with the visitation parameters above. Highly recommended. Specify the a citation for the visitation data using <ref>...</ref> tags.
governing_body administrator operator owner	The agency or organization which controls or owns the protected area. See below.
world_heritage_site	The year the protected area was designated a World Heritage Site. Few areas have this designation. If the article uses {{Infobox World Heritage Site}} then this parameter should not be used.
website	The full URL of the official website with no formatting. For example: http://www.example.org/.
url	Displays a url with no label.
child	Set to "yes" if this infobox is embedded inside another infobox.
embedded	Another infobox to place within this infobox. It will show up at the bottom. It needs to have its "embed" or "child" parameter set to 1 or yes, as appropriate.

Alternate parameters

A few cells allow alternate parameter names which can be used to generate an appropriate label. Editors should probably not be overly concerned with using the correct label unless using the wrong label would be a blatant error.

Protected areas are often created as the result of a governmental procedure. For example, in the United States, national parks are established by an act of congress, National Monuments are usually created by presidential proclamation, and wilderness areas are designated by an act of congress. National Park Service Affiliated Areas are authorized.

authorized → Authorized

created → Created

designated → Designated

established → Established

Some areas are privately owned, and it might be inappropriate to use the label Governing body. For example, the Aleutian World War II National Historic Area is affiliated with the National Park Service but is owned by the Ounalashka Corporation. Chimney Rock National Historic Site is operated by Nebraska State Historical Society.

governing_body → Governing body

administrator → Administrator

operator → Operator

owner → Owner

IUCN Categories

Depending on the value of the iucn_category parameter, one of the following banners will be displayed below the name. Valid values are Ia, Ib, II, III, IV, V and VI. For more information read the IUCN protected area categories article. If you cannot find the correct code in a reliable source, leave blank.

IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)

IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)

IUCN category II (national park)

IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)

IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)

IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)

Coordinate syntax

See Template:Infobox map/coordinate syntax.

Examples

With map only

Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	New South Wales, Australia
Nearest city	Sydney
Coordinates	33°39′3.6″S 151°12′3.6″E
Area	154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Established	1 oktober 1967 (1967-10-01)
Visitors	2 million (in 2001)
Governing body	National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
| iucn_category = II
| map = Australia
| relief = yes
| map_width = 200
| map_alt = A map showing the location of the park on the east coast of Australia
| location = [[New South Wales]], Australia
| nearest_city = [[Sydney]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33|39|3.6|S|151|12|3.6|E|region:AU|display=inline}}
| area = {{convert|154|km2|abbr=on}}
| established = {{start date|1967|10|1}}
| visitation_num = 2 million
| visitation_year = 2001
| governing_body = [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)]]
}}

With photograph only

Yosemite National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
Location	California, United States
Nearest city	Mariposa
Coordinates	37°43′44″N 119°35′54″W
Area	761.266 acres (308.073 ha)
Established	1 oktober 1890 (1890-10-01)
Visitors	3,280,911 (in 2004)
Governing body	National Park Service
World Heritage Site	1984
http://www.nps.gov/yose/

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Yosemite National Park
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Tunnel View, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite NP - Diliff.jpg
| photo_alt = Mountain valley with sheer cliff on its left side, and a waterfall cascading into its right, with a clear blue sky above and many green trees below
| photo_caption = Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View
| location = [[California]], United States
| nearest_city = [[Mariposa, California|Mariposa]]
| coordinates={{coord|37|43|44|N|119|35|54|W|display = inline <!-- for documentation page only - not general practice -->}}
| scale = 300000
| area = {{convert|761266|acres|0}}
| established = {{start date|1890|10|1}}
| visitation_num = 3,280,911
| visitation_year = 2004
| governing_body = [[National Park Service]]
| world_heritage_site = 1984
| url = http://www.nps.gov/yose/
}}

With no photograph or map

Harz National Park
Nationalparkverwaltung Harz
IUCN category II (national park)
Location	Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Coordinates	51°47′00″N 10°34′00″E
Area	8.900 hectares (21.992 acres)
Established	1990, 1994, 2006
Governing body	Nationalparkverwaltung Harz

{{Infobox protected area
| name            = Harz National Park
| alt_name        = ''Nationalparkverwaltung Harz''
| iucn_category   = II
| location        = [[Lower Saxony]] and [[Saxony-Anhalt]], Germany
| nearest_city    = 
| coordinates     = {{coord|51|47|00|N|10|34|00|E|region:DE_type:landmark|display=inline}}
| area            = {{convert|8900|ha}}
| established     = 1990, 1994, 2006
| visitation_num  = 
| visitation_year = 
| governing_body  = Nationalparkverwaltung Harz
}}

With photograph and map

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Panoramic view
Location the park in south central Alberta, Canada Map of Alberta, Canada
Location	Alberta, Canada
Nearest city	Three Hills
Coordinates	51°56′10″N 112°57′41″W
Area	345 km2 (133 sq mi)
Established	15 desember 1970 (1970-12-15)
Governing body	Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
| photo = Dry Island Provincial Park2.jpg
| photo_alt = A green valley with a river and a road running somewhat parallel to the river
| photo_caption = Panoramic view
| photo_width = 260
| iucn_category = III
| map = Canada Alberta
| map_alt = Location the park in south central Alberta, Canada
| map_caption = Map of Alberta, Canada
| relief = yes 
| map_width = 200
| location = [[Alberta]], Canada
| nearest_city = [[Three Hills, Alberta|Three Hills]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|51|56|10|N|112|57|41|W| display = inline <!-- for documentation page only - not general practice -->}}
| coords_ref = 
| area = {{convert|34.5|km2|0|abbr=on}}
| established = {{start date|1970|12|15}}
| governing_body = [[Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation]]
}}

With embedded alternate map

Black Forest National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location of the Black Forest National Park in the northwestern Black Forest
Location	Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates	48°33′40″N 8°13′17″E

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Black Forest National Park
| iucn_category = II
| map = Nationalpark-Schwarzwald-Lageplan.png
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = Location of the Black Forest National Park in the northwestern Black Forest
| map_width = 
| relief =
| location = [[Baden-Württemberg]], Germany
| coordinates     = {{coord|48|33|40|N|8|13|17|E| display = inline <!-- for documentation page only - not general practice -->}}
| child = {{Location map | Germany
 | AlternativeMap = Karte Nationalparks Deutschland high.png
 | caption = Black Forest National Park in the southwest of the map
 | coordinates     = {{coord|48|33|40|N|8|13|17|E}} 
 | border = none
 | width = 300
 }}
}}

Map display methods

Any image of a map showing the location of the protected area can be used. There are three methods by which maps showing a marker can be generated.

Display a marker on a map using a template and geographic coordinates

A marker can be superimposed on a map using one of a set of special map templates. To display a marker the geographic coordinates must be specified using the parameters lat_d, long_d, etc. See the documentation for {{Location map}}. The parameters for this template map to a subset of the parameters used by {{Location map}}. A map template can be found using these sources:

List of templates - Many of the listed items are redirects and a few templates may not function as expected.

Category:Location map templates - templates sorted by category.

Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Location map/Info - a search that might help.

Special:Prefixindex/Template:Location map - another search that might help.

All of the names begin with the words "Location map" followed by the area covered. The value you need to specify is the area name. The map template for the Canada is Location map Canada. In this case specify map=Canada.

Four Corners, Canada
Map showing the location of Four Corners, Canada Example using geographic coordinates

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Four Corners, Canada
| map = Canada
| map_caption = Example using geographic coordinates
| lat_d = 60 | lat_m = 00 | lat_s = 00 | lat_NS = N
| long_d = 102 | long_m = 00 | long_s = 00 | long_EW = W
}}

Display a marker on any map image using the x and y parameters

The values for the x and y parameters are the pixel coordinates of the location mark when the image is scaled to a width of 1000 pixels.

x is the pixel offset for the mark from the left edge of an image 1000px wide.

y is the pixel offset for the mark from the top edge of an image 1000px wide.

There are at least two ways of obtaining these values:

1. Download the image from the image's file page to your computer. Open the image in a graphics editor, such as GIMP or XnView. Scale (resize) the image to a width of 1000px and then note the x, y coordinates when the cursor points to the desired location. Use these values directly.
2. Download the image from the image's file page to your computer. Open the image in any image viewer that displays the coordinates of the cursor position, such as Paint from Microsoft. Note the x, y coordinates when the cursor points to the location. Then:

1000 · x'/w = x  and  1000 · y'/w = y

where x' and y' are the cursor coordinates, w is the width of the image displayed on your computer and x and y are the values to assign to the x and y parameters.

Four Corners, Canada
Example using the x and y parameters

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Four Corners, Canada
| map = Canada location map.svg
| map_caption = Example using the x and y parameters
| x = 369
| y = 487
}}

Display a marker on any map image using the x% and y% parameters

x% specifies the percent of the distance across the image from the left edge.

y% specifies the percent of the distance down from the top edge.

In the following example the marker is 36.9% of the way across and 57.4% of the way down.

Four Corners, Canada
Example using the x% and y% parameters

{{Infobox protected area
| name = Four Corners, Canada
| map = Relief map of Canada.png
| map_caption = Example using the x% and y% parameters
| x% = 36.9
| y% = 57.4
}}

TemplateData

No description.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	Name of protected area	String	required
Alternative Name	alt_name	Common name for the protected area	String	optional
IUCN Category	iucn_category	IUCN Category associated with the protected area	String	optional
Photo	photo	Image for the protected area	Page name	optional
Photo Width	photo_width	Width of the image given by photo	Number	optional
Photo Alternative Text	photo_alt	Alternative text to be displayed if image doesn't appear for any reason	String	optional
Photo Caption	photo_caption	Caption for the photo	String	optional
Map	map	Map for the protected area	Page name	optional
Map Alternative Text	map_alt	Alternative text to display if the map doesn't display for whatever reasons	String	optional
Map Caption	map_caption	Caption for the map	String	optional
Map Width	map_width	Width of the map	Number	optional
Relief	relief	When the geographical coordinates method is used, any non-blank value will cause the template to display a relief map image	String	optional
Location	location	Location of the protected area	String	optional
Nearest City	nearest_city	Nearest city from the protected area	String	optional
Latitude(Degrees)	lat_d	Degrees of latitude of protected area	Number	optional
Latitude(Minutes)	lat_m	Minutes of latitude of protected area	Number	optional
Latitude(Seconds)	lat_s	Seconds of latitude of protected area	Number	optional
Latitude(North/South)	lat_NS	N if protected area is north of equator, S if protected area is south of equator	String	optional
Longitude(Degrees)	long_d	Degrees of longitude of protected area	Number	optional
Longitude(Minutes)	long_m	Minutes of longitude of protected area	Number	optional
Longitude(Seconds)	long_s	Seconds of longitude of protected area	Number	optional
Longitude(East/West)	long_EW	E if protected area is East of the prime meridian, W if protected area is west of the prime meridian	String	optional
Coordinates	coordinates coords	When this option is used the type, region, scale, source, format and display parameters are not functional but this data can be entered in the {{Coord}} template.	String	optional
Coordinates Reference	coords_ref	Can be used with either coordinate display method above	String	optional
Type	type	Type is one way to specify the scale of maps generated by external map websites Default landmark	String	optional
Scale	scale	Determines the zoom factor for external map websites.	String	optional
Region	region	Country code in which the protected area is located	String	optional
Source	source	Source of the coordinate data of the protected area	String	optional
Format	format	dms for degrees, minutes and seconds, and dec for decimal degrees Default dms	String	optional
Area	area	Area Covered by protected area	Number	optional
Display	display	Determines where the coordinates will be displayed Default inline,title	String	optional
Established	established	The date on which the protected area was created	Line	optional
Visitation Number	visitation_num	Number of visitors in a recent year	Line	optional
Visitation Year	visitation_year	The year in which visitors were counted	Line	optional
Visitation Reference	visitation_ref	Reference of visitation data in <ref > </ref>	String	optional
Governing Body	governing_body	The agency or organization which controls or owns the protected area	String	optional
World Heritage Site	world_heritage_site	The year the protected area was designated a World Heritage Site	Line	optional
Url	url	The full URL of the official website with no formatting	String	optional
Child	child	Yes if infobox is embedded inside another infobox	String	optional
Embedded	embedded	Another infobox to place within this infobox	String	optional

Microformat

The articles created using this template include an hCard microformat. For more information read this.

Tracking categories

• Bólkur:Pages using infobox protected area with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• {{infobox park}}