Template:Infobox lighthouse/doc

{{Infobox lighthouse}} may be used to summarise information about a lighthouse. Much of this infobox's data will be retrieved from Wikidata. Editors are encouraged to add data to the relevant item.

Parameter list

Label	Wikidata properties	Usage	Example(s)	Override parameter
Image	(P18) qualified by (P2096)	An image of the lighthouse stored on Wikimedia Commons. A caption can be included with (P2096).	Cuxhaven 07-2016 photo23 Kugelbake.jpg	|image_name=, |caption=
Location	(P625), (P706), (P276), (P131), (P17)	Location of the lighthouse.	(Q126514)	|location=
OS grid	(P613)	Ordnance Survey National Grid coordinates.	NZ40806416	|grid_ref_UK=
Coordinates	(P625)	Latitude and longitude of the position of the lighthouse. If specifying manually, use the {{Coord}} template. A map will automatically be included in the infobox unless it is turned off (see #Maps).	29°4'18.012"N, 48°29'35.988"E	|coordinates={{Coord||N||E}}
Constructed	(P571)	Date of start of construction.	1897	|yearbuilt=
Built by	(P287), (P193), (P631)	Designer, engineer or builder of the lighthouse.	(Q27835212)	|suppressfields=designer
First lit	(P729)	Date that the lighthouse entered service.	27 June 1904	|yearlit=
Automated	(P793) -> (Q24410992) -> (P585)	The date the lighthouse was converted to automatic.	4 December 1998	|automated=
Deactivated	(P730)	If the light is no longer in service, list the date it was decommissioned.	June 1980	|yeardeactivated=
Foundation	n/a	The material of the foundation.	concrete	|foundation=
Construction	(P186) qualified with (P518)	The material of the structure.	(Q41177)	|construction=
Tower shape	(P1419) qualified with (P518)	The shape of the structure.	(Q9090332)	|shape=
Markings	(P462) qualified by (P518) (P5422) qualified with (P1114), (P462), (P7469), (P518)	Color or other distinctive marks.	horizontal red stripe	|marking=
Tower height	(P2048)	The total height of the structure above ground.	10 metres	|height=
Focal height	(P2923) qualified with (P462)	The height of the light above mean sea level. When a navigator's light list simply shows a value for 'height', that should be entered here.	14 metres	|focalheight=
Lens	n/a	The type of lens used in the light	Fresnel lens, VRB-25	|lens=
Power source	(P618)	Source of power for the lighthouse	(Q1483757)	|suppressfields=powersource
Light source	n/a	Source of illumination.	CDM T lamp, High intensity LED lamp	|lightsource=
Intensity	(P3041) qualified with (P462)	Luminous intensity of the light, measured in candela.	14,400 candela	|intensity=
Range	(P2929) qualified with (P462)	The distance from which the light can be seen, usually given in nautical miles. If the light has more than one color, then several ranges can specified, one for each color.	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)	|range=
Characteristic	(P1030) qualified with (P805), (P580) and (P582)	The pattern of flashes, as given in the light list, in shorthand notation. See Light characteristic for examples and explanation.	Fl(2) W 10s	|characteristic=
Fog signal	n/a	The type and frequency of any fog signal, e.g. bell, horn, etc., as given in the light list.	HORN: 1 blast ev 15s (2s bl)	|fogsignal=
Racon	(P3994)	The letter transmitted in morse code by the Racon, if it has one.	N	|racon=
Admiralty number	(P3562)	The ID number in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office's Admiralty List of Lights.	J0750.1	|admiralty=
CHS number	n/a	The number in the Canadian Light List. There are four volumes, available for download.	430	|canada=
NGA number	(P3563)	The number in the List of Lights (download) maintained by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. (Note: only shows lights outside of the USA plus eastern Florida).	111-5852	|NGA=
ARLHS number	(P2980)	The number in the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society list, available on their directory website.	USA-034	|ARLHS=
USCG number	(P3723)	The number shown in the Light List published by the US Coast Guard (for lighthouses in the USA). The lists are available for download in 7 volumes, each covering a different region. Both the volume number and lighthouse number should be captured here.	‘V-NNNN’	|USCG=
Operator	(P137) qualified with (P580) and (P582)	The authority responsible for operating the light.	Trinity House	|managingagent=
Heritage	(P1435)	A description of the lighthouse's heritage status.	NRHP listed place	|heritage=

Bespoke numbering systems

If a country has its own numbering system (such as the Netherlands), the country name, ID number and a link (optional) may be specified.

• |country=
• |countrynumber=
• |countrylink=

Fetch wikidata

To fetch specific fields from Wikidata (and no others) the |fetchwikidata= can be used. For example, to fetch the date of construction and the date of deactivation, use:

• |fetchwikidata=constructed,yeardeactivated

If this parameter is not specified then all available fields will be fetched.

To suppress certain fields (but fetch others), the |suppressfields= can be used. For example, to suppress the range of the lighthouse and its intensity, use:

• |suppressfields=range,intensity

If this parameter is not specified then no fields will be suppressed.

By default, the template will use the Wikidata item associated with the article. In some cases (for example, if the article is about an island but contains some information about a lighthouse on that island) you will need to specify the Wikidata Q-identifier using |qid=. For example:

• |qid=Q28333621

Embedding other templates

The |module= parameter can be used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules):

{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = 
...
| module =
  {{Infobox example
  | embed = yes <!-- or 'child=yes' or 'subbox=yes' -->
  ...
  }}
}}

Full list

Parameters left blank will not be shown. All of the parameters are text fields so you can, for example

• list in a span of years: |yeardeactivated=1952–1980
• provide explanation: |yearlit=1880 (current tower)
• give more than one answer: |fogsignal=Bell (1880)<br />Horn 1 every 20s (1915)

{{Infobox lighthouse
| name            = 
| image_name      = 
| image_width     = 
| caption         = 
| location        = 
| coordinates     = <!-- {{Coord}} -->
| yearbuilt       = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| yearlit         = 
| automated       = 
| yeardeactivated = 
| foundation      = 
| construction    = 
| shape           = 
| marking         = 
| height          = 
| focalheight     = 
| lens            = 
| currentlens     = 
| lightsource     = 
| intensity       = 
| range           = 
| characteristic  = 
| fogsignal       = 
| racon           = 
| admiralty       = 
| canada          = 
| NGA             = 
| ARLHS           = 
| USCG            = 
| country         = 
| countrynumber   = 
| countrylink     = 
| managingagent   = 
| heritage        = 
| module          = 
}}

For coordinates, use |coordinates= with {{Coord}}. See the Coord template's documentation for details on usage. For example, |coordinates={{coord|1|2|N|3|4|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

Maps

A Mapframe map is automatically included if:

• There are coordinates specified on the page's Wikidata item
• It has not be turned off by setting |mapframe=no

The following optional parameters can then be used to adjust the map

• |mapframe-zoom= zoom level (default is 10)
• |mapframe-width= and |mapframe-height= for the map size (defaults are 270 and 200)
• |mapframe-marker= for the marker icon (default is no marker icon)
• either |mapframe-marker-color= or |mapframe-marker-colour= for the marker colour (hex triplet, default is #5E74F3)
• |mapframe-caption= caption below the map
• |mapframe-lat= and |mapframe-long= (or |mapframe-latitude= and |mapframe-longitude=) – alternate initial latitude and longitude for the map, instead of the lighthouse coordinates. Specify as a decimal number.

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox lighthouse with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox Lighthouse needing Wikidata item (12)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox lighthouse

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Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	name	no description	Unknown	optional
item	item	no description	Unknown	optional
suppressfields	suppressfields	no description	Unknown	optional
Fetch wikidata	fetchwikidata	use and leave blank to turn off Wikidata values	Unknown	optional
image_name	image_name	no description	Unknown	optional
image_width	image_width	no description	Unknown	optional
image size	image size	no description	Unknown	optional
image_size	image_size	no description	Unknown	optional
imagesize	imagesize	no description	Unknown	optional
image_upright	image_upright	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	alt	no description	Unknown	optional
image	image	no description	Unknown	optional
caption	caption	no description	Unknown	optional
coordinates	coordinates	no description	Unknown	optional
pushpin	pushpin	no description	Unknown	optional
map_caption	map_caption	no description	Unknown	optional
onlysourced	onlysourced	no description	Unknown	optional
location	location	no description	Unknown	optional
refs	refs	no description	Unknown	optional
grid_ref_UK	grid_ref_UK	no description	Unknown	optional
coordinates_footnotes	coordinates_footnotes	no description	Unknown	optional
designation	designation	no description	Unknown	optional
Year built	yearbuilt	usually the year the light first built (construction completed)	Unknown	optional
Year lit	yearlit	usually the year the present, or last structure was lit	Unknown	optional
Year automated	automated	the year it was automated	Unknown	optional
Year deactivated	yeardeactivated	If the light is no longer in service, list the year it was last working	Unknown	optional
Foundation material	foundation	the material of the foundation	Unknown	optional
Construction material	construction	the material of the structure	Unknown	optional
Structure shape	shape	the shape of the structure Example Cylindrical, conical, pyramidal	Unknown	optional
Marking	marking	color or other distinctive marks	Unknown	optional
Height above foundation	height	the total height of the structure above its foundation	Unknown	optional
Focal height	focalheight	the height of the actual light source above mean sea level	Unknown	optional
Lens	lens	the type of lens originally used in the light Example Fresnel lens	Unknown	optional
Current lens	currentlens	the lens now in use Example VRB-25	Unknown	optional
Light source	lightsource	the source of illumination	Unknown	optional
Intensity	intensity	candlepower	Unknown	optional
Range	range	the distance at which the light can be seen	Unknown	optional
characteristic	characteristic	the pattern of flashes, given in the light list	Unknown	optional
Fog signal	fogsignal	the type and frequency of any fog signal Example Bell, horn	Unknown	optional
racon	racon	the letter shown if there is a Racon	Unknown	optional
admiralty	admiralty	the number in the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office's Admiralty Digital List of Lights	Unknown	optional
canada	canada	the number in the Canadian Light List	Unknown	optional
NGA	NGA	the number in the List of Lights maintained by the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency	Unknown	optional
ARLHS	ARLHS	the number in the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society list	Unknown	optional
USCG	USCG	the number as shown in the Light List as published by the US Coast Guard	Unknown	optional
countrylink	countrylink	a (non mandatory) link to the country's list of lighthouses or the website hosting that list	Unknown	optional
country	country	if a country has its own numbering system, the country name Example Netherlands	Unknown	optional
countrynumber	countrynumber	number according to the country's numbering system	Unknown	optional
Managing agent	managingagent	the authority responsible for operating the light	Unknown	optional
heritage	heritage	a description of the building's heritage status	Unknown	optional
module	module	used for embedding other templates into this infobox	Unknown	optional
mapframe	mapframe	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-zoom	mapframe-zoom	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-width	mapframe-width	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-height	mapframe-height	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-marker	mapframe-marker	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-marker-color	mapframe-marker-color	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-marker-colour	mapframe-marker-colour	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-lat	mapframe-lat	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-latitude	mapframe-latitude	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-long	mapframe-long	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-longitude	mapframe-longitude	no description	Unknown	optional
mapframe-caption	mapframe-caption	no description	Unknown	optional