Roan Kattouw <roan.kattouw(a)home.nl> wrote:
>>> Is it possible to use the API to query by
geo graphical coordinates? E.g.
>>> articles near an LONG/LAT ? if so, could you point me to any examples?
>> Please see the archives
>>
<http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/mediawiki-api/2008-September/000714.html>
>> for an answer to this question.
> I would like us to get that integrated with MW
API, though. :) Anybody
> feel like taking on the task?
I could do that, provided someone tells me what kind
of
extension/template/whatever is used for this geo stuff.
Query *by* geographical coordinates might be a rather major
endeavour, though of course the integration of Templatetiger
into core Mediawiki (and API) would be *very* welcome :-).
Tim