Adding places - Revision history

Ocanada at 00:55, 18 July 2015

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RK77: /* Nested Places (Parent & Child) */

2015-03-08T08:42:07Z

Nested Places (Parent & Child)

RK77: /* Parent & Nested Places */ Further clarification

2015-03-08T08:35:43Z

Parent & Nested Places: Further clarification

RK77: /* Parent & Nested Places */

2015-03-08T00:17:37Z

Parent & Nested Places

RK77: /* Parent & Nested Places */ Updated for regular Wikimapia interface images

2015-03-08T00:09:28Z

Parent & Nested Places: Updated for regular Wikimapia interface images

RK77: Reverted vandalism

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Reverted vandalism

CHANDPRAVIN: /* Address */

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Address

RK77: /* Title */

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RK77: /* Title */ Corrected typo

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	Adding a place is easy; just select 'Edit map' on the menu bar and then select 'Add a place' from the pull-down menu. Before adding a new place make sure that a 'new' polygon is needed this is because there is a possibility the place you intend to mark has already been marked. See [[User_interface#Map_type\| Map type section]] for further information.		Adding a place is easy; just select 'Edit map' on the menu bar and then select 'Add a place' from the pull-down menu. Before adding a new place make sure that a 'new' polygon is needed this is because there is a possibility the place you intend to mark has already been marked. See [[User_interface#Map_type\| Map type section]] for further information.

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 *apartment buildings containing apartments/flats
 *office buildings containing smaller offices
-*shopping malls/strip malls/shopping centres containing of smaller shops
+*shopping malls/strip malls/shopping centres containing smaller shops
 *hospitals containing medical wards/departments
 *museums containing galleries

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 To add a comment, enter your text in the comment text box at the bottom of a placetag's window and click 'Send'. Unregistered users will be prompted to add a comment author's name in the 'Your name' text box.
-=Parent & Nested Places=
+=Nested Places (Parent & Child)=
-Parent & nested places are special place tags that are linked to each other by way of nesting. Parent tags contain nested tags (also called child tags) '''inside''' them and is suitable for marking places that are located inside larger places. Please be aware the parent tag must be checked as a building to make use of this feature. This feature should not be used for objects which are not found inside larger objects.
+The Nested Places tool is designed for smaller place objects '''inside''' a larger place object. This feature links the smaller place objects (called '''children''' [''plural''] or '''child''' [''singular'']) and "nests" them inside the larger place object (called '''parent'''). This tool is suitable for but not limited to:
-[[File:In this building.png]]
+This feature should not be used for objects which are not found inside larger objects. Also, please be aware the parent tag must be checked/ticked as a building to make use of the Nesting Places tool.
 There are two methods to link nested place tags to parent place tags. There is the '''''embedding''''' method and there is the '''''binding''''' method.
 The '''''embedding''''' method is suited to marking places that do not require polygons. This is ideal for places whose outlines are difficult or impossible to determine within the boundary of the parent tag. Typically, this applies to vertical constructions and multilevel buildings, such as high-rise residential apartments or office buildings where the dimensions of internal objects overlap each other as viewed from above.
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 When a parent tag is open, you will then be able to view all nested places listed under "''In this building''"<br>[[File:In this building.png]]<br>Clicking on a nested place will open its window. The layout of the nested place is identical to that of a regular tag except for the header [[File:This place is located in.png]] Clicking on the parent tag's blue label will navigate back to the parent tag's window.
 '''How to unbind a nested place'''
-To disconnect a nested place from its parent, simply select [[File:Detach place.png]] from the nested place's menu.
+To detach a nested place from its parent, simply select [[File:Detach place.png]] from the nested place's menu.
-−
-This only works for nested places nested within parent tags using the '''''binding''''' method, it does '''not''' work for embedded nested places because they only exist within parent tags. The removal of a embedded nested place from its parent can only be done by deletion.

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 =Parent & Nested Places=
-Parent & nested places are special place tags that are linked to each other. Parent tags contain nested tags (also called child tags) inside them like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_%28data_structure%29 tree structure]. This form of tagging is ideal for marking places that are located inside larger places, but the parent tag must be checked as a building to make use of this feature.
+Parent & nested places are special place tags that are linked to each other by way of nesting. Parent tags contain nested tags (also called child tags) '''inside''' them and is suitable for marking places that are located inside larger places. Please be aware the parent tag must be checked as a building to make use of this feature. This feature should not be used for objects which are not found inside larger objects.
 [[File:In this building.png]]

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 =Parent & Nested Places=
-Parent & nested places are special place tags that are linked to each other. Parent tags contain nested tags (also called child tags) nested within them via a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_%28data_structure%29 tree structure]. This form of tagging is suitable for marking places that are located inside larger places, but the parent tag must be a building to make use of this function.
+Parent & nested places are special place tags that are linked to each other. Parent tags contain nested tags (also called child tags) inside them like a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_%28data_structure%29 tree structure]. This form of tagging is ideal for marking places that are located inside larger places, but the parent tag must be checked as a building to make use of this feature.
-[[File:P&C1.jpg]]
+[[File:In this building.png]]
 There are two methods to link nested place tags to parent place tags. There is the '''''embedding''''' method and there is the '''''binding''''' method.
-The '''''embedding''''' method is suited to marking places that do not require polygons. This is ideal for places whose delimitation is difficult or impossible to determine within the boundary of the parent tag due to severe overlapping etc. This is also applicable to vertically constructed or multilevel buildings, such as high-rise residential apartments or office buildings.
+The '''''embedding''''' method is suited to marking places that do not require polygons. This is ideal for places whose outlines are difficult or impossible to determine within the boundary of the parent tag. Typically, this applies to vertical constructions and multilevel buildings, such as high-rise residential apartments or office buildings where the dimensions of internal objects overlap each other as viewed from above.
-The '''''binding''''' method is perfect for adding nested places whose boundaries <u>can</u> be defined within the parent tag. This is fitting for tenant-type places that exist in one building under the same roof (eg. shopping malls, retail parks etc.) or for existing tags that were marked before the parent building. In either case, the emphasis of this method is the inclusion of existing tags to be marked congruously on a singular level, floor or storey, within the boundary of the parent tag.
+The '''''binding''''' method is perfect for adding nested places whose boundaries <u>can</u> be defined within the parent tag. This is fitting for tenant-type places that exist in one building under the same roof (eg. shopping malls, retail parks etc.) on a singular level, floor or storey, within the boundary of the parent tag. This method is also ideal for existing place tags which are later incorporated into a subsequently constructed parent structure.
 '''How to create and link an embedded nested place'''
-#Ensure the parent building checkbox has been ticked. [[File:P&C2.jpg]]
+#Ensure the parent building checkbox has been ticked. [[File:This place is a building.png]]
-#Select [[File:P&C3.jpg]] located in the window. A new window will open ready for entering embedded nested place details. Once completed, click "''Save''". It's as simple as that!
+#Select [[File:Add place to this building.png]] located in the window. A new window will open ready for entering embedded nested place details. Once completed, click "''Save''". It's as simple as that!
 '''How to bind existing nested place'''
-#Ensure the building checkbox has been ticked in the parent '''and''' nested places. [[File:P&C2.jpg]]
+#Ensure the building checkbox has been ticked in the parent '''and''' nested places. [[File:This place is a building.png]]
 #Make sure the polygon of the parent tag encompasses the polygon of the nested place i.e. the boundary of the nested place '''must not''' breach or be larger than the parent tag's boundary.
-#Select [[File:P&C3.jpg]] located in the window.
+#Select [[File:Add place to this building.png]] located in the window.
-#Select [[File:P&C6.jpg]] located at the top of the window.
+#Select [[File:Click to add place.png]] located at the top of the window.
-#Choose the desired nested place from the dropdown list and then click on the "''Bind''" button.<br>[[File:P&C7.jpg]]
+#Choose the desired nested place from the dropdown list and then click on the "''Bind''" button.<br>[[File:Select place from list.png]]<br>[[File:Bind.png]]
 You will have successfully linked a nested place to its parent tag, using either of the methods explained above.
-When a parent tag is open, you will then be able to view all nested places listed under "''In this building''"<br>[[File:P&C1.jpg]]<br>Clicking on a nested place will open its window. The layout of the nested place is identical to that of a regular tag except for the header [[File:P&C10.jpg]] Clicking on the parent tag's blue label will navigate back to the parent tag's window.
+When a parent tag is open, you will then be able to view all nested places listed under "''In this building''"<br>[[File:In this building.png]]<br>Clicking on a nested place will open its window. The layout of the nested place is identical to that of a regular tag except for the header [[File:This place is located in.png]] Clicking on the parent tag's blue label will navigate back to the parent tag's window.
 The benefit of the '''''binding''''' method is that nested places can be easily unlinked from parent tag to become separate tags.
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 '''How to unbind a nested place'''
-To disconnect a nested place from its parent, simply select [[File:P&C9.jpg]] from the nested place's menu.
+To disconnect a nested place from its parent, simply select [[File:Detach place.png]] from the nested place's menu.
 This only works for nested places nested within parent tags using the '''''binding''''' method, it does '''not''' work for embedded nested places because they only exist within parent tags. The removal of a embedded nested place from its parent can only be done by deletion.

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 Username/nickname to write in description it is forbidden.
-''Italic text''
+== Address ==
-jagriti kala bhawan,in campush-ramjanki thakurwari,dakra,aure,ramgarh chauck,lakhisarai,bihar
 ==Wikipedia link==

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 Username/nickname to write in description it is forbidden.
-== Address ==
+''Italic text''
+jagriti kala bhawan,in campush-ramjanki thakurwari,dakra,aure,ramgarh chauck,lakhisarai,bihar
-* '''Street''' is a special feature which links a place tag to a road object. Therefore, both object types will share a common association much like the address of a building with its street. Road objects linked to place tags can be viewed in the place tag's window and place tag linked to road objects can be viewed in the road object's window. Use the arrow to the right of the field to see if your street has already been entered. If it has, select it. If not, scroll to the bottom of the list, select "Another..." and type the name of your street into the new field labelled "enter name". For example, in the address '''210 Banks Road, Swingville, USA''' Banks Road is the street. This field is optional.
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-* '''Building number''' is the number of your place from its address. For example, in the address '''210 Banks Road, Swingville, USA''', 210 is the building number. Nothing else should be entered in this box, for example, name of the building. Sometimes some buildings do not have number but only the name of the building, in case like that, the name should appear in the title, and this box to be leave blank. This field is optional.
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-Be aware that each city or other jurisdiction generally has a system of street naming and addressing that should be followed. In some cases, the cardinal direction is an integral part of the street name, so that "South Brown Street" is different from "North Brown Street". In other naming conventions, the street is just "Brown Street" and North and South are considered to be part of a building's number, such as "501 N." If you are not familiar with the local naming convention, assume that the direction belongs in the Building number field and '''don't''' include it in the Street field.
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-When you open an addressed place tag, you can click on the street name, opening the street info page. There, you can edit its name, add another language or just see the list of address numbers along this street. Addresses with the '''building number''' field that don't start with a number are displayed as '''0''' in this list. The numbers are links for their related place tags. You can also reach this info page, in '''street edit''' mode, if there is a street associated to this address.
-−
-Full address systems usually require more fields to define a place exactly. But, if you want to provide a complete address, including city, neighborhood, zip code, you should put this information in the description field. If you do this, don't forget to put street name and number in the correct address fields, so that Wikimapia can understand that information as an address. References to nearby places ("next to...") or other street names (in corners, for example) also should be only in description, not in the address field.
-−
-In some cases, you may know only the street name, but not the building number. If it occurs, you can leave the building number empty, so that you can fill in after finding out the correct number or anyone else can complete this information. It's not necessary to put '0', or '-' in the number field if you don't know it.
-−
-Note that not every place is an addressable object. For example, cities and neighborhoods usually don't have a specific address. So, you should leave their address fields empty. Don't put the name of an important street name in that region if it's not really the address of the place tag.
-−
-=== Languages ===
-As the place tags, streets also can be described in multiple languages. This allows the street name to appear in every place tag info page, in every language it's described. And the street will appears in each page according to the language. Once a language page has an address, you will not be able to choose names from a list in other languages. It happens because the street name in these other languages should correspond to the translated version with respect to the language page that has already an address. You can provide this translations by two ways:
-* By the street info page, that you can reach by clicking on the street name, on any place tag in this street (in the language this street name is already stored). In this street info page, you can select option '''Add another language''' under menu and then select the language.
-* If there is a place in this street that is already described in the language you want to add, you can choose to edit the place tag in this language. This way, you'll see a text field after '''Street''' (instead of a  list), where you can type the translated version.
-−
-=== Duplicated names ===
-Since November 2008, Wikimapia has a system to check for duplicated entries in the address system. It tries to avoid creation of duplicated entries, with the same name, referring to the same street. The same system also allows an automatic detection when you want to name a street where there is already an addressed place tag or another nearby homonymic street, associating these entries, making them a unique one.
-−
-The system detects duplication in address editions and while naming new streets. But it doesn't detect duplications when users type a new address direct in the address field of a place tag. That's why it's important to check the street names list before choosing '''Other...''' and typing a new name. Pay attention also when crating places in a language other than English.
-−
-The system is not case sensitive. So '''Sun street''' or '''SUN STREET''' are considered duplicated entries for '''Sun Street''' (which is the recommended form). The checking is made by language. so, if we add a '''Moon Street''' in English, there will be no duplication detection if there is already a '''Moon Street''' registered in another language (if it doesn't have '''Moon Street''' as its English version too, of course).
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-When the system detects you tried to provide a duplicated entry, a message appears saying "Sorry, there is already a street with the name you entered." and the info page of the existent street opens. In order to do what you attempt or, you should:
-−
-* If you were editing an address when received the message, edit the place again and select the correct street name from the list. Remember that, in this case, only this place will be corrected (while editing an address would allow you to correct many places with a unique action). So, to correct all places with the wrong address, you should repeat this process for all of them.
-−
-* If you were correcting (editing) a street name in the '''street edit''' mode: You should select all segments you want to receive this new, correct name, and then choose the option ''''clear (unset) name'''. Save. Select the segments again and, when naming, choose ''' choose street names from nearest street''' and check for the name in this list. If it's there and you know there is part of the street already named, select it and save. If there is no part of the street already named, there is probably a homonymic street in the nearby region (read the last paragraph of this section). If the street name is not there, the duplication was caused by a street name from the address system. In this case, you can write the street name in the title and save. The street and the address system will be associated automatically.
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-Since street names in different cities (or neighborhoods, in some cases) can have the same name in the real life, Wikimapia checks for duplicated names in a 2 km range only. But there are cases when different streets are homonymic and they are closer than 2 km. There is no final solution to this problem yet. We suggest that you choose one of the streets to put a '.' in the end of the name.
-−
-===  Exceptions ===
-In some regions or cities, the address is not described by a street name and a number. In these cases, try to find an experienced user in this region and ask him/her how you should write the address of these places, adapting the real addressing system to the Wikimapia's one. If you can't find such experienced user, you can follow some examples. If they are not satisfactory, ask the forum and propose your own standard to adapt this local address system.
 ==Wikipedia link==

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 If the title is unofficial like a nickname, it is a good idea to add a note in the description section explaining the title is informal. Keep in mind the title will appear in a tooltip when you place your cursor over the place tag in question, so it is important to only keep the name as the title. Also, please note extraneous locality details of a place which are not part of its name (e.g zip/postal codes, locality suffixes etc.) should not be included in the title but entered in the description section. Irrelevant details like your Wikimapia username (nickname), personal name, phone number etc.) are prohibited.
-In the event you do not know the name of the place you are marking, you may leave it blank because other users can complete the missing information. Nevertheless, it is better if you know the name of the places you add. If you only know the address of a place, and have already included it in the Address section of the object, it will automatically appear as the name of the title.
+It is always better to know the name of the places you add, but if you do not know the name you may leave the Title section blank because other users can complete the missing information. If you only know the address of a place, and have already included it in the Address section of the object, it will automatically appear as the name of the title.
 Alternatively, you can add the address to the title and there are two ways you can do this:

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 It is desirable to write a '''title''' for your newly created place. The title should always be the officially recognized name of the place you are marking, and if by chance this is not apparent, it is preferable to add the most popular or widely used name of the place for the title.
-If the title is unofficial like a nickname, it is a good idea to add a note in the description section explaining the title is informal. Keep in mind the title will appear in a tooltip when you place your cursor over the place tag in question, so it is important to only keep the name as the title. Also, please note extraneous locality details of a place which are not part of a its name (e.g zip/postal codes, locality suffixes etc.) should not be included in the title but entered in the description section. Irrelevant details like your Wikimapia username (nickname), personal name, phone number etc.) are prohibited.
+If the title is unofficial like a nickname, it is a good idea to add a note in the description section explaining the title is informal. Keep in mind the title will appear in a tooltip when you place your cursor over the place tag in question, so it is important to only keep the name as the title. Also, please note extraneous locality details of a place which are not part of its name (e.g zip/postal codes, locality suffixes etc.) should not be included in the title but entered in the description section. Irrelevant details like your Wikimapia username (nickname), personal name, phone number etc.) are prohibited.
 In the event you do not know the name of the place you are marking, you may leave it blank because other users can complete the missing information. Nevertheless, it is better if you know the name of the places you add. If you only know the address of a place, and have already included it in the Address section of the object, it will automatically appear as the name of the title.

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 ==Title==
-It is desirable to write a title for your newly created place. The title should always be the officially recognized name of the place you are marking, and if by chance this is not apparent, you should add the most popular or widely used name for the title. In the case of the latter, you should add a note which explains the title is informal in the description section. Likewise, descriptions which are not part of a place's name should be confined to the description section such as zip/postal codes, locality suffixes etc.
+It is desirable to write a '''title''' for your newly created place. The title should always be the officially recognized name of the place you are marking, and if by chance this is not apparent, it is preferable to add the most popular or widely used name of the place for the title.
-Keep in mind the title will appear in a tooltip when you place your cursor over the place tag in question, so it is imperative keep the details confined to the title. Extraneous details like your Wikimapia username (nickname), personal name, phone number etc. are forbidden.
+If the title is unofficial like a nickname, it is a good idea to add a note in the description section explaining the title is informal. Keep in mind the title will appear in a tooltip when you place your cursor over the place tag in question, so it is important to only keep the name as the title. Also, please note extraneous locality details of a place which are not part of a its name (e.g zip/postal codes, locality suffixes etc.) should not be included in the title but entered in the description section. Irrelevant details like your Wikimapia username (nickname), personal name, phone number etc.) are prohibited.
-If you are to use an abbreviation for the title, it must be an officially recognized abbreviation and not an informal one you have concocted to fit a long place name in the Title field. Multiple words must be written completely.
+In the event you do not know the name of the place you are marking, you may leave it blank because other users can complete the missing information. Nevertheless, it is better if you know the name of the places you add. If you only know the address of a place, and have already included it in the Address section of the object, it will automatically appear as the name of the title.
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_caps The use of "CAPS LOCK"] must be avoided. Aside from it being the web slang for someone shouting, words typed in upper caps/upper case are visually unpleasant compared to the use of mixed caps.
+Alternatively, you can add the address to the title and there are two ways you can do this:
-In the event a place has an address but no title you may use its address as the title. There are two ways you can achieve this depending where you are from:
+*If you are from a country which uses the 'building number > street' format you can manually enter first line of the place's address (e.g. 234 Sycamore Avenue) as the title. Remember, you should still add this information in the [http://wikimapia.org/docs/Adding_places#Address Address] section for this method to be practical
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-*If you are from a country which uses the 'building number > street' format you can use the first line of the place's address (e.g. 234 Sycamore Avenue) as the title. Remember, you should still add this information in the [http://wikimapia.org/docs/Adding_places#Address Address] section
 *If you are from a country which uses the Address format used in Wikimapia (i.e. street > building number) you should leave the Title field empty as Wikimapia will automatically use the data in the [http://wikimapia.org/docs/Adding_places#Address Address] section as the title. This format is used by Russia (Wikimapia is based in Russia) and other European countries.
 ==Description==