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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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What do we do?

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.
{{Reqmap}}: To request a map, you can also tag the talk page of the article in need of a map with or {{Reqmapin|Australia}} (articles then appear in Category:Wikipedia requested maps)

If a request is done to your satisfaction, please mark it with {{resolved}}.

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Out-of-date conference map

Map of conference members

Article(s)

East Coast Conference

Request

There are no longer any members of the East Coast Conference in Connecticut, like the map displays. -- BhamBoi (talk) 23:53, 30 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BhamBoi, see File:Updated_East_Coast_Conference_Schools_Map.xcf History6042😊 (Contact me) 01:32, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion: @BhamBoi here is an SVG map: File:Map of states with East Coast Conference schools.svg. – Isochrone (talk) 18:30, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting a map with Henan Province, China and the Uinta Basin, Utah, USA pinpointed

Article(s): Apataelurus
Request: It should be relatively simple, but I am unfortunately not talented enough to do this myself, so I would appreciate any extra help. Ideally, a map that shows both China and the U.S., with pins on both Hetaoyuan Formation, Henan Province and the Uinta Formation, Utah to show where the fossils were found. -- Csarhelicopterfan (talk) 16:12, 1 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Change state color

How do you change a state from 1 color to another? Hamon669 (talk) 11:12, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hamon669: it depends on the map. Assuming that you're still referring to commons:File:Age_of_consent_-_United_States.svg.

Download the map and open it using a good text editor.
To change the colour of Oklahoma (from blue to green), all you need to do is search for id="OK" class="cls-2" and replace it with id="OK" class="cls-6".

M.Bitton (talk) 14:25, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It worked, thank you. That said, the thumbnail on the article didn't change. How do I change that? Hamon669 (talk) 22:33, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It has changed, you're just looking at the cached version. Clear your browser's cache to see the updated version. M.Bitton (talk) 22:42, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

We have plenty of maps of the kingdom and the other crusader states (here, here, here). Yet none of them... look right. What I would be most grateful for is a simple map showing important towns, castles, and bishoprics. This may or may not include borders of the kingdom; if it does, I would ask for a version with post-1153 borders and a version without borders. A good source would be Malcolm Barber's 2012 book The Crusader States, more precisely this map within it. Such a map would be useful in dozens of articles. Surtsicna (talk) 22:04, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Map of the Mambiloid languages.svg

Article(s): Nizaa language

Request: Could someone expand the legend to cover all the languages listed on the map or add some kind of pattern or symbol to the map? This would help it meet MOS:COLOR.

Please ping when done creating the revised image or if you have any concerns.

Thanks – PharyngealImplosive7 (talk) 01:08, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

world map with stripes

World map with stripes

Article(s): Wikipedia:Blank maps
Request

Hi, Can somebody please create an svg file of it? I would like to adjust the map for updating an existing map on Wikipedia. Please in a way that it's possible to change the colors of both strips for all countries separately on Inkscape or with the Windows app Editor -- WikiPate (talk) 15:43, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion: @WikiPate: Can you please elaborate on the purpose of the SVG? If a country is fully covered by one stripe, what is the point of chenging the alternate stripe colour? (Please ping me in your answer.) cmɢʟee⎆τaʟκ 23:49, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cmglee I want to update this map: File:EU FTA 2024.svg. For example Morrocco has both an FTA in force and a new one on hold.

And I want to keep this map updates for the future: File:Countries served by Wizz Air from the UAE.svg.

I only have Inkscape and afaik it's not possible to create colored stripes with Inkscape. (But Inkscape can turn a striped country into a non-striped country.) I don't want to ask people in the future everytime a new country needs to be striped so this is the work-around.

It does not happen that one country is fully covered by one stripe, because small countries are shown as a circle. It would be nice if every circle of those small countries could be covered by 50% of the first and 50% by the second color. WikiPate (talk) 07:46, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Tour de France Femmes

Article(s): 2025 Tour de France Femmes
Request: Hi, I'm looking for someone to do a free version of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes map - the official one is here. As previously, I asked Andrei loas who has previously done excellent maps (e.g. this for the 2015 men's race) if he could create one, but he hasn't got back to me unfortunately.

Three examples - excellent maps from previous years by M.Bitton and Groetjes, Peter.

The Tour de France Femmes is now Wikipedia:ITN/R, so I hope that a map can neatly illustrate the article. Thanks in advance! Turini2 (talk) 10:30, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: I'll take a look at it tomorrow. Groetjes, Peter (talk) 11:06, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't forget to give the appropriate credit. M.Bitton (talk) 11:37, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Perth metropolitan area

Local government areas in and surrounding the Perth metropolitan region

Article(s): Perth, Perth metropolitan region, Metropolitan Region Scheme, and six articles on other Wikipedias
Request: This is a GIF. Could you create an SVG with the same content? Nyttend (talk) 20:15, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion: Are those "Shire of X" necessary? From what I can tell, they are unrelated to the Perth metropolitan region. M.Bitton (talk) 23:39, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]