I've just been introduced to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby which lists articles near your current location and from the thumbnail it is fairly obvious whether it has an image or not.
Has anyone tried using this in outreach to photographers?
WereSpielchequers
On 16/02/16 09:26, WereSpielChequers wrote:
I've just been introduced to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Nearby which lists articles near your current location and from the thumbnail it is fairly obvious whether it has an image or not.
Has anyone tried using this in outreach to photographers?
WereSpielchequers
Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I wasn't....
Gordo
On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I wasn't....
Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a couple of local articles I was not aware of.
Andrew [[User:BabelStone]]
This worked for me too (from home, once I allowed wikipedia to know my location). Quite a cool feature - I'm sure we can share it with keen photographers :)
On 16 February 2016 at 09:44, Andrew West andrewcwest@gmail.com wrote:
On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I wasn't....
Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a couple of local articles I was not aware of.
Andrew [[User:BabelStone]]
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Likewise I checked using BT broadband and the window of the room I am sitting in is in the first photo!
Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when i walk the dog!
all the best
Fabian aka User:Leutha
On 16 February 2016 at 09:44 Andrew West andrewcwest@gmail.com wrote:
On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I wasn't....
Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a couple of local articles I was not aware of.
Andrew [[User:BabelStone]]
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Thanks Gordo, Andrew, Fabian and Lucy
I've now been told of another tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which can show you articles near places you are planning to visit.
So Fabian, wherever your dog decides to take you there are likely opportunities there as well!
WereSpielChequers
On 16 Feb 2016, at 12:58, "leutha@fabiant.eu" leutha@fabiant.eu wrote:
Likewise I checked using BT broadband and the window of the room I am sitting in is in the first photo!
Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when i walk the dog!
all the best
Fabian aka User:Leutha
On 16 February 2016 at 09:44 Andrew West andrewcwest@gmail.com wrote:
On 16 February 2016 at 09:38, Gordon Joly gordon.joly@pobox.com wrote:
Best tried from a mobile device, rather than at home with an broadband connection? Last time I looked I was on the Isle of Grain!! Which I wasn't....
Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away ... which is about correct! Very useful feature, which highlighted a couple of local articles I was not aware of.
Andrew [[User:BabelStone]]
Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediauk-l@wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk
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On 16/02/16 15:18, WereSpielChequers wrote:
I've now been told of another tool https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikishootme/ which can show you articles near places you are planning to visit.
This might help?
http://itouchmap.com/latlong.html
Gordo
Not necessarily. I just checked using my BT home broadband, and the top item on the list is the local school, which it gives as 620m away ... which is about correct!
OK. I use PlusNet.
Here is my neighbourhood. Which is wrong.
Elm Wood Primary School 190 m Gipsy Hill (ward) 330 m West Norwood town 350 m Norwood Park (London) 420 m West Norwood Cemetery cemetery in West Norwood in London, England 510 m Virgo Fidelis Convent Senior School 670 m Oakfield Preparatory School
:-)
Gordo
On 16/02/16 12:58, leutha@fabiant.eu wrote:
Congratulations on a great tool, it gives me a couple of photos to take when i walk the dog!
Cool. I will look out for you.
The URL is now stored in my cell phone as a favourite. My cell phone gives the location correctly. As you would expect!
And yes, a very useful tool.
Gordo
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