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Purpose
editProvides an easy way to cite USGS topographical maps provided by the TopoQuest Map Viewer.
Usage
editJust add {{cite topoquest}}
and fill out the following parameters:
|quad=
The name of the map quadrangle (located on the first line of the text directly above the map).- ONE of the following:
|url=
The URL. (Longer in edit mode, but takes less time to input.)|lat=|lon=|zoom=
The latitude, longitude, and zoom level of the map. (Shorter in edit mode, but takes longer to input. All three are located on the second line of the text directly above the map.)
|access-date=
The full date when the map was accessed.
Optional parameters:
|links=
If anything is entered in this parameter, the template will unlink TopoQuest and United States Geological Survey.|note=
Appends a note to the end of the linked title. Used to distinguish different maps in the same quadrangle.
Examples
edit{{cite topoquest|quad=Central Park|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=40.75234&lon=-73.98355&datum=nad83&zoom=128&map=auto&coord=d&mode=pan&size=l|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
yields:- United States Geological Survey (September 12, 2024). Central Park quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via TopoQuest.
- While
{{cite topoquest|quad=Central Park|lat=40.75234|lon=73.98355|zoom=128|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
yields exactly the same thing:- United States Geological Survey (September 12, 2024). Central Park quadrangle (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via TopoQuest.
- With optional parameters:
{{cite topoquest|quad=Central Park|lat=40.75234|lon=73.98355|zoom=128|note=New York City|access-date=September 12, 2024|links=off}}
- United States Geological Survey (September 12, 2024). Central Park quadrangle, New York City (Topographic map). Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 12, 2024 – via TopoQuest.