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Semantic Layers v0.2 Released
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A new version of Semantic Layers (0.2), the OpenLayers-based mapping extension for MediaWiki, has been released, with the following features:
- Google Maps imagery support
- #slmap: parser function now stable
- Quick and easy single-point map generation
- SMW Service links supported
- New Special:MapPoint page
- Smarter defaults
- Other minor improvements
- Minor bug fixes
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