Module:Infobox dim/doc

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Code to convert information about physical size of objects into parameters for geohack or mapframes.

The following parameters describe the physical object size:

length_km
length_mi
width_km
width_mi
area_km2
area_mi2
area_ha
area_acre

In addition, the module can accept and convert between geohack parameters:

dim
scale
type (e.g., "mountain" or "city")
population (for type="city" only)

Usage

{{#invoke:Infobox dim|dim}}

Generates dim string (e.g, "24km") suitable for geohack link

{{#invoke:Infobox dim|scale}}

Generates scale (e.g, 100000) suitable for geohack link

{{#invoke:Infobox dim|zoom}}

Generates Open Street Map zoom level (e.g, 12) suitable for use in mapframes