Commons:2018 Kerala Floods
Project page to manage collection of flood related images from kerala
Scope[edit]
Todo[edit]
- Need Complete the project page
- map and make a collective of geographically distributed volunteers
- Set campaign page
- Web page
- Social Media/Mailing list promotions
Geocoding[edit]
On Wikimedia Commons, geocoding is the practice of attaching geographic location information to media. When we geocode media on commons we identify the latitude and longitude from where the media was recorded and attach it to the description page using a {{Location}} template. For jpeg images, geodata can also be stored in the image Exif.
Media that is geocoded can be found in Category:Media with locations.
You can find coordinates for untagged pictures in: Category:Location possible. If you see an image that needs geotags, you can add {{Location possible}}.
Geocoding is easy and only takes a couple of steps. All coordinates should be referenced to the en:WGS84 datum, the one supported by GPS systems and Google Maps. References taken from printed maps are unlikely to use this datum, and lead to inaccuracies in the order of hundreds of metres. National Grid reference systems use a local datum so will provide the wrong result.
On Commons we record the location of the camera as accurately as we can. Pictures can be geocoded in the camera, or in your own computer, or after uploading. Some of the tools can be activated in the "gadget" tab of Special:Preferences:
- Geocoding tools: Adds three geocoding links to the toolbox: recent changes, daily error log, and search. [talk]
- Geocoding To Do: Add a tab to the category linking to the tool allowing to view images that are not geocoded. [talk]
Offline Collection[edit]
- Thiruvananthapuram : Navaneeth Krishnan
- Thrissur : Manoj K