Template:WPTC track map/doc

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This template is an updated version of {{hurricane auto track map}} for newer tropical cyclone track maps. These track maps will be put automatically in the public domain as {{PD-self}}.

Usage

For most storms, use this formulation of the template:

{{WPTC track map | author= | name= | season= | start= | end= | source= | catname= | code=}}

For current storms, where the pre-filled source information will not be adequate (see Parameters below), use this formulation to provide a custom source:

{{WPTC track map | author= | name= | season= | start= | end= | othersource= | catname= | code=}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Acceptable value
name	Name of the storm for which this track map was made	Any string
article	Article for the storm for which this track map was made; if the same as name, then this parameter is not needed	Any string
season	Season article to which this storm belongs	Any string
author	Author of the track map	Any string
source	For common data sources, this field provides pre-filled source information. See the template's source code to see the existing pre-filled templates.	Any of NHC, CPHC, JTWC, JMA, NHCCPHC, CPHCJTWC
othersource	If a custom data source is being used (e.g. running best tracks), fill out the correct source description here	Any string
catname	The name of the storm's Commons category. By default, the template tries to put the track map in [[:Category:{{{name}}}]], and also sort the track map in [[:Category:{{{season}}}]] and [[:Category:Tropical cyclone tracks]] with {{{name}}}. Entering a value here will override this assumption.	Any string
code	This optional parameter can store the invocation of the track map generator on the command line.	Any string

Example

This code produces the result immediately below:

{{WPTC track map 
| author = Titoxd
| name = Hurricane Adrian
| season = 2011 Pacific hurricane season
| start = 2011-06-03
| end = 2011-06-09
| othersource=Tracking data from the {{w|National Hurricane Center}}'s running best track.<sup>[ftp://ftp.nhc.noaa.gov/atcf/btk/bep012011.dat]</sup>
| catname=Hurricane Adrian (2011)
| code=./track --format atcf --input ../tracks-data/2011/btk/bep012011.dat  --output ~/public-html/wptc-maps/Adrian_2011_track.png --extra 1
}}

Summary

Description	English: Track map of Hurricane Adrian of the 2011 Pacific hurricane season. The points show the location of the storm at 6-hour intervals. The colour represents the storm's maximum sustained wind speeds as classified in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (see below), and the shape of the data points represent the nature of the storm, according to the legend below. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Tropical depression <39 mph <63 km/h Category 3 111–129 mph 178–208 km/h Tropical storm 39–73 mph 63–117 km/h Category 4 130–156 mph 209–251 km/h Category 1 74–95 mph 119–153 km/h Category 5 >156 mph >251 km/h Category 2 96–110 mph 154–177 km/h Unknown Storm type Tropical cyclone Subtropical cyclone Extratropical cyclone / Remnant low / Tropical disturbance
Date	2011-06-03–2011-06-09
Source	Created by Titoxd using Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Tracks. The background image is from NASA. Tracking data Tracking data from the National Hurricane Center's running best track.[1]
Author	Titoxd
Source code

Licensing:

This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Titoxd. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Titoxd grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse