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[[File:2013-04-28_47_11_15-53-47-736.jpg|thumb|link=2013-04-28_47_11|first documented use of one of these]]
 
= Geohashing Poster Tool =
 
= Geohashing Poster Tool =
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Since I had made my [[:File:2009-07-30_46_6_01_coordinates.jpg|first]] poster/[[Marker|marker]], I had planned to automate the task. For a while, PDF posters were available from the [[Implementations#Active_Geohasher|Active Geohasher]] website, but as of May 2013 it has been down ("Offline for Maintenance") for several months. So I relaunched the project from scratch, and here is the result.
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== Usage ==
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Posters are available from the following URL:
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  <nowiki>http://geo.crox.net/poster/[date]_[lat]_[lon]</nowiki>
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eg for today's hash in 46,6, go to [http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}_46_6 http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}_46_6]
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Minimal globalhash support is also available:
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  <nowiki>http://geo.crox.net/poster/[date]_global</nowiki>
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eg for today's globalhash, go to [http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}_global http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}_global]
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=> Basically, just use the same address as the expedition page, but replace the hostname and path by <nowiki>http://geo.crox.net/poster/</nowiki>. The syntax that was used by Active Geohasher is also supported (with / as separator instead of a space/underscore).
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From an expedition page, you can link to the poster like this:
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  <nowiki>[http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{FULLPAGENAME}} Poster for this expedition]</nowiki>
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The [[wikipedia:QR code|QR code]] will link to the corresponding expedition page. You are encouraged to put some sort of welcome message for people who would visit the page after having found the poster in the wild. This can be achieved for instance by adding the [[Template:Advert|"Advert" template]] to the top of the expedition page and its talk page:
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  <nowiki>{{Advert}}</nowiki>
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This will add the following banner to the expedition page (and a slightly different one to the talk page):
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{{Advert}}
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== Credits ==
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The tool builds upon work made by others, as well as several online services:
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* [[Implementations#Active_Geohasher|Active Geohasher]] as general source of inspiration
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* Customized comic based on [[user:Hugo|Hugo]]'s [[Implementations#Comic_Creator|work]]
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* [[:File:Gh_logo_color.svg|GeoHashing logo]] based on [[user:dawidi|Dawidi]]'s work
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* DJIA info from [[Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average#geo.crox.net|geo.crox.net]]
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* Reverse geocoding location info from [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap], [http://www.geonames.org/ GeoNames] and [http://www.google.com/ Google] (the tool tries to get the best match, and shows which source was used on the right of the poster)
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* <del>Aerial imagery / maps from [http://www.google.com/ Google]</del>
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* Static map images from [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] - map data [https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright © OpenStreetMap contributors]
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== Feedback ==
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Your feedback and suggestions are more than welcome! Please use the [{{canonicalurl:User_talk:Crox/Poster|action=edit&section=new}} talk page].
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[[Category:Implementations]]

Latest revision as of 13:24, 19 February 2020


sample output
first documented use of one of these

Geohashing Poster Tool

Since I had made my first poster/marker, I had planned to automate the task. For a while, PDF posters were available from the Active Geohasher website, but as of May 2013 it has been down ("Offline for Maintenance") for several months. So I relaunched the project from scratch, and here is the result.

Usage

Posters are available from the following URL: 

 http://geo.crox.net/poster/[date]_[lat]_[lon]

eg for today's hash in 46,6, go to http://geo.crox.net/poster/2024-11-24_46_6

Minimal globalhash support is also available: 

 http://geo.crox.net/poster/[date]_global

eg for today's globalhash, go to http://geo.crox.net/poster/2024-11-24_global

=> Basically, just use the same address as the expedition page, but replace the hostname and path by http://geo.crox.net/poster/. The syntax that was used by Active Geohasher is also supported (with / as separator instead of a space/underscore).

From an expedition page, you can link to the poster like this: 

 [http://geo.crox.net/poster/{{FULLPAGENAME}} Poster for this expedition]

The QR code will link to the corresponding expedition page. You are encouraged to put some sort of welcome message for people who would visit the page after having found the poster in the wild. This can be achieved for instance by adding the "Advert" template to the top of the expedition page and its talk page: 

 {{Advert}}

This will add the following banner to the expedition page (and a slightly different one to the talk page):

Have you seen our geohashing marker? We'd love to hear from you! Click here to say "hi" and tell us what you've seen!

Curious about what geohashing is? Read more!

Credits

The tool builds upon work made by others, as well as several online services:

Feedback

Your feedback and suggestions are more than welcome! Please use the talk page.

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