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The Graphics Lab is a project to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. Requests for image improvements can be added to the workshop pages: Illustrations, Photographs and Maps. For questions or suggestions one can use the talk pages: Talk:Graphics Lab, Talk:Illustrations, Talk:Photographs and Talk:Maps.
This specific page is the requests page for the Map workshop. Anyone can make a request for a map to be created or improved for a Wikipedia article. The standard format for making a request is shown below, along with general advice, and should be followed.
You are encouraged to share information and request advice from others. Also see possible conventions toolbox, map tutorials and topographic map tutorials.

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Location maps
Area maps (animals, languages, empires, etc.)
Historical and conflict related maps
Battle maps
Technical maps (archaeology, city closeups, etc.)

Sourced requests: If possible, please try to provide a reliable source to create a map. This includes a map already on Wikipedia with a reliable source or an external link.
Please check: Please check back regularly to see if progress has been made or if any additional questions need to be answered before the request can be completed.
Direct collaboration: Some mapmakers are especially interested by one topic area. If you notice a mapmaker fitting your needs, consider asking on their personal talk page to request maps.
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Request for map for High Road to Taos, New Mexico

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– Kmusser (talk) 20:52, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): High Road to Taos, New Mexico

Request: This article really needs a simple map showing the path of the High Road to Taos Scenic Byway in New Mexico. It starts at 35°53′49″N 106°01′12″W / 35.897°N 106.020°W / 35.897; -106.020 and ends at 36°21′29″N 105°36′29″W / 36.358°N 105.608°W / 36.358; -105.608. It starts at the intersection of US 84/285 and State Road 503, follows 503 to intersection with SR 98, follows SR 98 north to SR 76, then east on SR 76 all the way until it ends at SR 75, then east on SR 75 until it ends at SR 518, then northwest on SR 518 until it reaches SR 68.

If possible, please include names of the following communities along the way: Pojoaque Pueblo, Nambé Pueblo, Chimayó, Córdova, Truchas, Ojo Sarco, Las Trampas, Chamisal, Vadito, Picurís Pueblo, Peñasco, Sipapu, Talpa, Ranchos de Taos, Taos.

You may include terrain--mountains and rivers--if you wish.

Graphist opinion(s):

Carillon battle map

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A 1758 map showing military positions
a draft attempt

Article(s): Battle of Carillon

Request: I would like a more schematic SVG version of this map. The full detail of the fort layout is not required, but the outer fortifications and troop positions (which are only really visible in the original at maximum view) should be shown, and the "Height of Carillon" should be clearly represented as a higher elevation. Magic♪piano 01:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Updated: Having spent a few hours educating myself on Inkscape, I've made a draft attempt at realizing my vision. Is there someone with experience at SVG editing that can ~~render this in more conventional colors, fix the text rendering (Firefox is not rendering the text, don't know about other browsers),~~ add in some of the roads that are depicted on the original map, and differently color the wooded and open areas? Magic♪piano 16:26, 21 November 2009 (UTC) (Draft updated again. Magic♪piano 02:45, 24 November 2009 (UTC))[reply]

Graphist opinion: Sorry, may I ask why you need a svg? This image is beautiful, I don't see the advantage of a svg, which would have less detail. I am sure svg is not a requirement to get that article to GA. SPLETTE :] ^{How's my driving?} 00:56, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I believe Magicpiano thinks that the battle positions are difficult to read unless the map is zoomed, so a brightly coloured SVG will make viewing the map easier from the article...although I agree that this map is one of those beautiful gems... - Nimbusania talk 01:23, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it's a beautiful image, but it is difficult to read, even when enlarged. The article is currently undergoing a GA evaluation, and the reviewer would like a more typical military schematic map (see Talk:Battle of Carillon/GA1 for details). I actually agree that a more functional map would be useful, hence this request. The map doesn't need to be SVG, but this map is virtually impossible to photoshop (at least with my photoshopping skills, which tend more toward photo manipulation) to effectively improve its readability. Magic♪piano 20:58, 1 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to help out help as much as possible, but my skills aren't developed enough for something of this difficulty and importance. Maybe someone with more experience in battle maps/historical maps could look at this (particularly if the article is under a GA review)? If this isn't possible, I'll give it a shot myself using the historical maps SVG guidelines, but only after Wednesday due to my HSC exams. - Nimbusania talk 02:42, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for helping out. The GA review has been on a leisurely pace for a variety of logistical reasons, and the reviewer is willing to wait for a better map. A map using graphics similar to this one or this one, would be appreciated. Magic♪piano 03:01, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I gave it a try. Let me know what you think. SPLETTE :] ^{How's my driving?} 17:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

While I appreciate the effort, it doesn't really improve the readability of the words on the map. Each of those blocks is labelled (as are the French lines). Magic♪piano 04:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I am not sure what exactly you were looking for. As a thumbnail the map is still useless, yes. For that you'd really have to go for a much simplified version (like a schematic svg). But if you'd like to keep the image based on the original map, let me know precisely what else needs to be changed. The only label I have changed so far is "Height of Carillon". I think it is much easier to read now, no? I tried to keep the style consistent with the original map. About the other labels I wasn't sure what you need. A label for every single little block? That would be a lot of text and thus not help with readability either. Let's pick one example: The caption of the rear blue line reads "The read guard formed by the Connecticut and the New Jersey Troops". Do you want that full line written out in the map? If so, I won't be able to increase the font size at all, just the contrast may be better but if that's really going to help with readability I doubt. Or one could truncate the line to "Connecticut and the New Jersey Troops" or just "Rear guard". I guess you get my point. I don't mind keep working on the map. I just don't want to do any guesswork and then have to go back and start again from scratch... SPLETTE :] ^{How's my driving?} 04:41, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(outdent) My opinion (based on my own attempts to work on this image) is that a simplified schematic map is the only realistic way to proceed (but see my comment above on my image manipulation skills). I'm imagining an image in which at least the major positions and are readable in an image 200-250 pixels wide, lesser positions are readable at 800-1000, and elevation changes are more readily discernable. This is a goal -- I'm open to suggestions (based on the opinions of more-skilled editors) on how to achieve it, but I think the contrast and color issues present in this image work against using it to achieve that goal. Magic♪piano 13:27, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I see. Thanks for clarifying. Well if it is important to be able to read the major positions at 200-250px (which wasn't clear to me until now), then it really doesn't make sense to base the new version on the historic map. I'll speedy delete my draft and perhaps someone can have a go at the simple schematic svg.... SPLETTE :] ^{How's my driving?} 01:34, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

League of Nations mandate

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:05, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): League of Nations mandate

Request: Please take out lines in oceans, SVGify if you can... Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 07:09, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: It's probably easiest to start from a fresh map. The mandates are not that many. Do you have a list what the numbers stand for? And is this mandates during all of history (so not contemporaneously), or is there a specific year these maps refer to? Classical geographer (talk) 07:28, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some of that is provided on the description pages of the original images. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 07:58, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As a temporary improvement I took out the annoying lines in the oceans, could still use SVGification. Kmusser (talk) 19:13, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lowest income maps

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Blank county map, other options at Commons:Category:Maps of counties in the United States
Lowest income per capita
Lowest household income
Not as bad quality
Not as bad quality

Article(s): Lowest-income counties in the United States (secondarily: Highest-income counties in the United States)

Request: The lowest income counties maps are really low quality and I'd like them transferred to SVG so that we can more easily identify what and where they are. Of lesser importance is making the high quality PNGs from highest income counties into SVGs but this isn't pressing because they are already of viewable quality. gren グレン 15:47, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s):

When you speak of quality, you are referring to the size of the images, not to their low resolution or their poor mapping, I guess. Have you contacted the author of the maps? S/he can probably make a higher-resolution version quite easily. As for an SVG, that is really easy, based on the blank SVG county map you provide; just clicking the right counties and setting them to be a nice colour should be enough. You're invited to try for yourself; otherwise I'll have a go at it, but I myself would be most interested in joing all four aspects in one map. Lowest and highest income counties are by definition exclusive categories; the per capita and household categories will have a lot of overlap, so there two categories and a mixed categories are necessary, but still I think one map should be quite readable. Classical geographer (talk) 09:21, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Those were mine, originally made ages ago for a non-wiki project, I'd say go ahead and make new ones based on the county SVG map. Kmusser (talk) 11:15, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm I know it might be overkill for a case with relatively few coloured counties, but I've been tinkering with a python script that colours data from a list. So far, I've just done it for maps of data by US state, but if someone could point me to a list of counties by FIPS data and a list of the counties to colour, it should be trivial to adapt it to the county map. The same process could be used to colour the county map with any data, population or election results, for example. I just don't know where to find such data by county with FIPS data... TastyCakes (talk) 16:01, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Found income data by fips here, also has the advantage of being newer data than in our existing maps.Kmusser (talk) 16:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Such a tool would be wonderful. I'll refrain from any edits for the moment! Is it interactive and publicly available, or do you just run it yourself? Classical geographer (talk) 16:31, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

So far I've just run it myself, (it is a horrible mess ;)) but I have no problem at all with people using it. I'll try and clean it up a little and then post it somewhere... TastyCakes (talk) 16:36, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well I put up what I used for the state maps here. I haven't adapted it to counties, but it shouldn't be too hard. I also intend to make a "world map" version that will colour the countries of the world according to a certain criteria, but haven't got around to that either. It's probably hard to follow as it's written now, please let me know if you try and use it and have any questions. TastyCakes (talk) 20:11, 19 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I've got my script to make the counties map, as seen to the right. The data at the source from Kmusser that I used was "poverty percent all ages", which I don't think would translate directly into "lowest per capita income counties in the US". Do you want me to make a map of "counties with the highest poverty rates"? TastyCakes (talk) 23:15, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Very, very nice. Don't think a map indicating the poorest regions is needed - it's clearly visible here. Two suggestions:

You might put a legend inside the map - it's non-translatable figures anyway.
Maybe you might want to indicate the names of the states where the major hotspots are? I'm not American myself, and although I know quite a bit of American geography, seeing the names of the four/five worst states (and maybe also a few not-so-poor states?) might help orientation. (As might adding the Mississippi, apparently.) Classical geographer (talk) 09:11, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you sure this map is appropriate for the Lowest-income counties in the United States and Highest-income counties in the United States articles? If I could just get the data where the lists in those articles are derived it'd be pretty simple to make a map just like the ones above... I'm not sure about adding descriptors to areas of high crime, I think it might get pretty messy pretty quickly and would run the risk of adding my own (probably biased) interpretation of the data, preventing the reader from getting an unbiased view... And I think it's data best shown in table format, as is done in this article. I guess I could add state labels to everything, although that might get messy too. But if anyone wants to change or add anything in the map, please do by all means. I might add a legend as you suggest, there's not a whole lot of extra space for one but I'll see how it looks.

Incidentally, does anyone know where I could find more county level data that I could map? I was thinking it might be neat to make a map of estimated population density in each county for as many years as available, and then I could string them together in an animation showing the movement and growth of the US population. I don't know if county level population data is available at all, though, never mind for numerous years past... TastyCakes (talk) 15:40, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I just noticed median family income is in the data Kmusser pointed me too, I can make those top and bottom 25 maps with that. TastyCakes (talk) 15:51, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I hadn't realized hotspots indicate crime - that wasn't what I meant. I was just referring to the clusters of low values. I've labeled them, and added a legend, in the image I posted below yours. Feel free to remove the state names, or copy the legend to the other map, or whatever you wish. Classical geographer (talk) 18:46, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, sorry I meant poverty, not crime ;). I like the legend, but I'm still not sure about putting the names of states we decide look "poor" based on the map. Such analysis seems to have a couple potential pitfalls, including states looking poor because they have some geographically large counties with high poverty. The overall poverty rate of some states may be relatively low while they have some large rural counties with high poverty rates. I think looking at tabular data is best for making state-wide observations... I see your point though, people would say "ooh, that state has lots of poor counties, I wonder what it is" and have no easy way to find out if there are no labels. But on the other hand, they might also say "that state has very few poor counties, I wonder what that is" or "that state looks average" or whatever, and the best way to deal with that would be to name all the states... TastyCakes (talk) 18:58, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

To illustrate my point, the poorest 5 states according to this list are Mississippi, Louisiana, New Mexico, Alabama and Texas, of which you label only 3, while states you label like South Dakota just have "rural poor" areas that show up well on the map, while having average poverty (SD is 26th out of the 50 states)... TastyCakes (talk) 19:11, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, yes, you actually have a very valid point there. I'll remove the labels. Labelling all states seems not to be so much in use in maps of generally well-known areas... Still, to me the map lacks a bit of orientation. Not sure whether anything can be done about that. Is the colour ramp okay, by the way? I just took a guess in Inkscape. Classical geographer (talk) 20:01, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yup I think they look the same, it's one of the standard red spectrum things that's at the bottom of inkscape when you're selecting colours... TastyCakes (talk) 20:03, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Map India_Geographic_Map.jpg on Wikipedia needs corrections

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:06, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): India

Request: In the file http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:India_Geographic_Map.jpg, names of several rivers are incorrect. The names on the map and their correct versions are as follows:

Yamunda: Should be 'Yamuna'

Narmaada: Should be 'Narmada'

Manahadi: Should be 'Mahanadi'

Godavara: Should be 'Godavari'

Two rivers are marked as Tapati. The one located parallel to 'Narmada' is actually 'Tapti'. The other one (in South) is actually 'Krishna'.

Kasveri: Should be 'Kaveri'

Barhamputra: Should be 'Brahmaputra'

For correct names of rivers, can refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Indiarivers.png

Ra1302 (talk) 15:44, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Unfortunately, I can only edit JPG maps with great difficulty, and the results don't look very good. Sorry.

interwar period

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): interwar period

Request: wikify, please... Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 18:03, 22 November 2009 (UTC) Graphist opinion:[reply]

What about using this map instead?The Illusional Ministry (talk) 21:45, 22 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll give it a shot, thanks for the find! Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 18:04, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cork Suburban Rail

Article(s): Cork Suburban Rail

Request: update map... Teddy455 (talk) 14:19, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Those route maps are created by a template, they aren't a map in the sense that we work with here. You need to edit Template:Mallow to Youghal/Cobh. Kmusser (talk) 15:00, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you still want help with this request? If so, please can you tell us what exactly needs changing in the diagram? Certes (talk) 21:52, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nueva Esparta

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Original Spanish map
My translation

Article(s): Nueva Esparta

Request: I have translated this map using (Template:Translation possible). But I really need help with changing MAR CARIBE to CARIBBEAN SEA. The letters are made of nodes, and not text. Thanks in advance. The Illusional Ministry (talk) 23:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I tried, and i looked good in inkscape, but when i uploaded it a get a big blue block where the text is supposed to be. The Illusional Ministry (talk) 12:54, 28 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Remove them and put in new text. It's Times New Roman, all-caps, bold italic. You can leave the original text in while you put in new text to get an idea of the 'right' size. (But of course, any size goes, as long as it's readable yet subtle.) Classical geographer (talk) 09:08, 26 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Postcode areas in the United Kingdom

Article(s): List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom

Request: Can someone make a simple black and white svg map of the postal areas in the United Kingdom? There are a couple maps on the net [1][2][3][4].Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 11:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cool, thanks Classical geographer. The article gets about a 1,000 hits a day [5], and i think it'd really help people out if they can visualise the list there. Another thing was that i was working on a surname article (McQueen (surname)) and one site [6] lists the frequency of surnames by these postal areas. So if you can come up with an svg version it could be the base for coloured name-distribution maps too.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 05:57, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Actually, there's a map on Commons already, but it's in colour, and PNG. Yet it provides a link to OpenStreetmap, from which an SVG can be extracted as well. I'll give that a try, unless someone else is willing to take it up. Classical geographer (talk) 18:44, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you can wait four months, Royal Mail sources may become free enough for us to use[7]. Certes (talk) 17:07, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Waiting may be the way to go on this one, the OSM version has definite errors, and versions linked in the request are all copyrighted, if the official map become usable then problem solved. Kmusser (talk) 14:45, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That makes sense, no harm in waiting and seeing how things unfold,--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 06:42, 20 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Currently on Commons: colour, PNG

The Commons map is a good effort but beware of several mistakes. Chelmsford is not on Teesside, nor Motherwell in Fife, and I can see a dozen more subtle errors. London and perhaps NW England need an inset to fit in the missing labels. Certes (talk) 14:05, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jaguar Distribution

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Current Map
Existing SVG

Article(s): Jaguar

Request: Please update the SVG map, and change the colors to match the gif. Connormah (talk) 05:02, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s):

Aztec Empire

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article(s): Aztec

Request: Please Vectorize. Connormah (talk) 05:03, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Whoever takes the request, please don't vectorize the modern states which did not exist at the time of the Aztecs. bamse (talk) 15:08, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

More Range Maps

Cheetah Range
Leopard
Puma
Puma, SVG
Lion
Bornean Clouded Leopard
Bornean Clouded Leopard, SVG
Clouded leopard

Article(s): Cheetah, Leopard, Puma, Lion, Bornean Clouded leopard, Clouded Leopard

Request: Vectorize. I'll give a barnstar to anyone who even can manage to get half done. Connormah (talk) 05:15, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): Request taken by Mononomic. Be back in a bit. Mononomic (talk) 01:30, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

One is done, File:Neofelis diardi Locator Map.svg. Mononomic (talk) 02:58, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And another, File:Puma concolor Location Map.svg. Whew, this is tiring! Not sure if I'll keep this up, so removing "I take" template so someone else can work on this too. Hope this helps! Mononomic (talk) 03:57, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Indian state blank svgs needed

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I noticed File:Assam protected areas map-blank.svg. We are desperately needing good svg blank maps of the states of India (with the districts lightly outlined) for use in pushpin in infoboxes. Basically I'm looking for a full set of maps of each of the Indian states in the style of File:Pakistan location map.svg. Like your Assam map but blank. Amazingly nobody has created blank svgs for India yet and we've had to put up with the horrible colored maps for ages. Could the graphics lab please create some good quality blank svgs and list the coordinates like on the Pakistan image page to make it possible to use for pin maps? Thanks. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 19:59, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You should probably check in over at Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian maps to see if they're going to have heartburn over changing those. Many of those colored maps started out as blank ones and it would just be a matter of rolling them back to the earlier version, but I wouldn't do so without getting some consensus from the Indian maps folks. Kmusser (talk) 20:31, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orthographic projection of Quebec

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:04, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orthographic projection of Canada

Article(s): Quebec, n:Portal:Quebec, ...

Request: Can you create the orthographic projection of Quebec plz ? It will be for the articles Quebec, Québec and for some portal on WP and Wikinews. Sniff (talk) 11:52, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s): The map you give as an example comes from a range of maps showing countries and larger regions, including continents; for those, a position with respect to the world makes sense. For Quebec, currently all maps show the region in relation to Canada. An orthographic projection can of course be made, but I just want to make sure beforehand that this is not requested for secessionist purposes. By the way, you might also consider asking at commons:Grey-green orthographic projections maps. Classical geographer (talk) 13:33, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mount Field National Park

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article could be improved considerably with a map. LIST is going to be the best source for topography and the names of things. This gives a good overview. Walking tracks should be included - you can't drive most places there. Noodle snacks (talk) 04:35, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Korean provinces/cities

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– DyceBot (talk) 07:03, 17 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

South Korea
North Korea
Korea

Additional maps:

Articles: South Korea: Busan, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Daegu, Daejeon, Gangwon, Gwangju, Gyeonggi, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Incheon, Jeju, Jeonbuk, Jeonnam, Seoul, Ulsan. North Korea: Chagang, Hambuk, Hamnam, Hwangbuk, Hwangnam, Kangwon, Kaesong, Kumgangsan, Pyongbuk, Pyongnam, Pyongyang, Rason, Ryanggang, Sinuiju.

Request: Can someone please make SVG locator maps for each province/city based visually on the maps above? I would appreciated it if someone could make two versions for each province/city: one within South/North Korea and one within the whole peninsula. The files should be named in a consistent manner. Article editor (talk) 00:52, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: Is something wrong with the older locator maps, such as this one:

Of course, the old map is not an SVG, but locating is just a dot placed over any map - whether it is SVG or JPG doesn't really matter, does it? Classical geographer (talk) 15:42, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pacific-centered Mercator projection map with national boundaries for Wikification

according to Mercator perspective

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Article(s): several articles could use the map]]

Request: create new version (or fix this one) to clearly show national boundaries in white, so the map is colorable according to Wikipedia standards/or/create new version according to the "Pacific Ocean centered" map at http://english.freemap.jp/world_e/8.html ... Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 10:48, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion:

Comment: the national boundaries are on there, just not visible at thumbnail size, so it is colorable as is - creating a version with wider white boundaries from this one should be possible. Kmusser (talk) 18:49, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would name children after you if you could. Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 22:55, 1 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I made an attempt but that file keeps crashing Inkscape, it might be due to the large file size - if someone with a better computer wants to try, it would be appreciated. Kmusser (talk) 20:47, 7 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for trying, is there a way to reduce the size first? Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:10, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, it could be edited in a text editor, but that's beyond my crude SVG skills. Kmusser (talk) 04:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mesoscale Discussion Graphic

Note: This request was moved from the Illustration workshop to the Map workshop.

A mesoscale discussion graphic.

Article(s): Severe weather & Storm Prediction Center

Request: Not quite sure if this counts as a map or illustration, but either way, please vectorize. Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 20:47, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note: I moved this from the illustration workshop after being told it belonged here. Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 00:11, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion(s):

It's an illustration of a map, so it belongs at the map workshop. ZooFari 23:40, 27 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll move this request there then...thanks. Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 00:05, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you explain why you'd want a vector version of this? If I look at its use at Storm_Prediction_Center?uselang=en#Mesoscale_discussions, it's presented as an actual graph produced by a forecasting center, and discussed as a historical example. Therefore the map is more like a photograph than an actual map, imho. Classical geographer (talk) 21:42, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When I put the map into the article, I don't know if it was the size I put it in at or what, but it came out hazy/blurry. A vector version would be better for displaying it at sizes other than its original size(?). Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 21:51, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

ASEAN–China Free Trade Area

Article(s): ASEAN–China Free Trade Area

Request: Either remove non-ASEAN surrounding countries, or include all per Wiki standards, and remove smaller map as it is not germane to ASEAN... Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 10:03, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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North Africa (orthographic projection)

[North Africa] orthographic projection
Morocco
Tunisia
Egypt
New

Article(s): North_Africa, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt

Request: Please create a North Africa centered orthographic projection so I can create/improuve the orthographic projections for the related states. --Xiquet (talk) 16:26, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Graphist opinion: How does this look? Connormah (talk) 02:13, 15 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Banksia sphaerocarpa

Description of image

Description of image
2nd image (If there is one)

2nd image (If there is one)
Don't request too many at once, though

Don't request too many at once, though

Article(s): Banksia sphaerocarpa

Request: This article needs a range map, but what would be great is to colour code it to the five subspecies involved. Here is the map for the species as a whole, while the five subspecies are mapped here (pale blue), here (yellow), here, here and here(orange) but see below. I have suggested some colours which are pertinent. Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:52, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PS: The maps are on the official Western Australian Government herbarium website. As with the originals, limiting the map to western australia is prudent :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:55, 11 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

PPS: Regarding the sphaerocarpa variety sphaerocarpa, see here - the northern part of its range is now pumilio (i.e. they do not co-occur). Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Fuerteventura

Article(s): Fuerteventura

Request: Is it possible for someone to create a locator map of the island? There is currently no map in existence other than one showing Municipal boundaries. TheBigJagielka (talk) 00:17, 14 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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