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Contents 1 Advice to requesters 2 See also 3 Loihi Map 4 Converting Map created by template to a single SVG file 5 England and Wales regions 6 Albania in the late middle ages 7 New Template:Location map for locations near poles 8 Azerbaijan 9 WP:INR 10 New York school district map 11 Canadian Election Maps 12 Provinces of Bulgaria 13 SVG map for Arctic 14 Orthographic Map Request 15 SVG map for the United Arab Emirates 16 svg font issue 17 King's Highway (Charleston to Boston) 18 Map of Colombia 19 World homosexuality laws.svg map 20 List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City 21 Jesus College, Oxford sketch map

[edit] Loihi Map

Loihi Seamount relative to Hawaii

This SVG may help.

Highlighting Loihi

Article(s): Loihi

Request: SVGify ResMar 00:28, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion: Is just highlighting it on the topographic map good enough? Example added. Kmusser (talk) 22:14, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Looks very nice to me, but User:Resident_Mario should decide. Something went wrong with the legend in the process of translation. bamse (talk) 22:32, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Legend fixed. Kmusser (talk) 22:51, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

Awesomness- MUCH better then the GIF. One thing though. At 300px (standard map infobox size), the blue triangle is hardly visible. Can you increase the size of the blue "volcano" icon and the text around it? Then you could remove the ugly red O. Hope I'm not asking too much :). Cheers, ResMar 22:06, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Done. It's still kind of small when thumbnailed, but definitely visible - if I increase it much more it'll obscure the bathymetry that shows Loihi's oblong shape. Kmusser (talk) 16:20, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you very much. The point of the map is not to show its bathemetrics, but to allow a user to locate it. For bathymetrics, there is other things. Amazing map! Cheers, ResMar 22:46, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Converting Map created by template to a single SVG file

Article(s): 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament

Request: I created four maps, using templates in this article. I assume it takes longer to load a map created with a template than it would if the resulting map were a single SVG file. While the difference is probably insignificant in the case of loading a single dot and label on a base map, I have 30 or more in some cases.

1. Is this worth worrying about?
2. if so, is there an easy way to convert the output of a template into a single SVG file?
3. Is this a question for map experts, or should I ask in the graphics lab? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sphilbrick (talk • contribs) 14:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

Request: I'd keep the templates and turn them into clickable maps, like the lead map in List of Pennsylvania state parks.Kmusser (talk) 17:10, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] England and Wales regions

Image depicting England and Wales

How the Scottish one look

Article(s): Various football articles, where teams from both England and Wales can compete.

Request: I would like some help to add the regions of England (shown here in a svg), to a similar style as the Scottish one shown above, that is, so it works with the {{Location map}} template (which File:England and Wales.svg does right now), so it has to be a equirectangular projection of the regions, and I have yet to be able to find any. It would also be a plus for a separate image with all the British constituencies (non equirectangular svg, I think, here) so it would be possible to create custom zoom ins like {{Location map United Kingdom Greater London}} but over smaller or larger areas, [1] something like this (but equirectangular). chandler ··· 23:27, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Albania in the late middle ages

Article(s): Skanderbeg and more.

Request: Hello. I wish to ask if someone could create a map of Albania in the late Middle Ages. The map I have in mind is from Harry Hodgkinson's book, Scanderbeg: From Ottoman Captive to Albanian Hero which can be seen here [2]. The book is under copyright so I don't want to just copy it and put on Wikipedia (I did not make the copy in the link). If one is not able to read any of the labels, please refer back to me. Many thanks to anyone who is willing to take this up. Gaius Claudius Nero (talk) 23:16, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

[edit] New Template:Location map for locations near poles

Sad, distorted map of Alaska currently in use in many infoboxes

Better map of Alaska

Article(s): Tons of Alaska infoboxes

Request: This isn't strictly a map request, though it may involve creating a map. I'm mostly posting here to get the attention of editors who might be able to do this. :) Currently the first map above is used in the infoboxes for tons of Alaska articles - all the infoboxes that use Template:Location map, which generates pushpin maps based on coordinates for infoboxes. The template uses an equirectangular projection which works well near the equator (see, e.g. Phnom Penh) but kind of sucks for locations near the poles. Is there someone clever with math who can make an equation for a non-equirectangular projection (I know basically nothing about this topic so I can't suggest a better one) to create some alternative, non-horribly-skewed map for infoboxes of places like Alaska? Thanks! And if no one here can do it do you have other ideas of where I could go to request it? I tried at requested templates but the people who hang out there don't seem very map-oriented, as I haven't got any responses yet. :( Calliopejen1 (talk) 01:33, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): I'm not sure where to ask either, it is a persistent problem, not just for Alaska but for all northern or southern countries as well, sadly that's beyond my programming abilities to fix. Anyone else have ideas? Seeing as the alternative is to make an individual static map for every location it would be nice to see a template/programming solution. Kmusser (talk) 13:55, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

You should ask user STyx on WP-fr, he's our master there when the talk turns around geolocation. He already made geo-templates using conic-projected maps, and even with a Lambert azimutal equal-area one! Sting-fr (talk) 23:28, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan administrative divisions

Article(s): Azerbaijan

Request: Can someone do this one please, similar to all the other location maps? Edit: Make it an svg

Graphist opinion(s):

Do what with it? ZooFari 06:02, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

[edit] WP:INR

Article(s): National Highway (India)

Request:Can I know how to make from File:India Highway map.svg ? That is how to crop the image(using latitude and longuitude ) and highlight the highway ?Naveenpf (talk) 17:51, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): This is one feature that really needs to be done, and could make detailed svg maps so much more useful. i think this should go into the technical section --59.92.35.81 -- ^{PlaneMad|YakYak} 12:42, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] New York school district map

Article(s): List of school districts in New York, plus individual school district websites

Request: Would it be possible to create an SVG map of school district boundaries in New York State? I don't have a source, but I wonder if this is possible? wadester16 16:29, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s): I don't have time to take this on, but I do have a GIS source for anyone that does, NY GIS Clearinghouse has the district boundaries statewide. Kmusser (talk) 16:56, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Canadian Election Maps

2006 Canadian Federal Election	2nd image (If there is one)	2004 Canadian Federal Election	2000 Canadian Federal Election
1997 Canadian Federal ELection

Base off this file

Base off this file

Article(s): 2006 Canadian Federal Election, 2004 Canadian Federal Election...etc.

Request: Please make SVGs of the PNGs listed above using the SVG files for a template thst I have provided above. Thanks. Connormah (talk) 00:18, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Provinces of Bulgaria

Location map, useful resource IMHO

Article(s): All articles listed in Category:Provinces of Bulgaria.

Request: If it's possible, I request a SVG version for Bulgarian provinces. Thank you in advance. Regards. Rastrojo (talk) 21:47, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] SVG map for Arctic

SVG map of Europe

Current SVG map of Arctic

Article(s): Arctic

Request: Following discussion at Arctic's talk page, and at WikiProject Geography, could an SVG map be made for Arctic, based on the existing SVG map used by Europe? Could blue be used for land within the "July 10°C isotherm" region, and light blue for ocean within the 10°C isotherm region? (The blues to indicate that the Arctic is a polar region, as opposed to the green used on the Europe map). Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 11:48, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):

May I sugest using this map instead of the one for Europe--SelfQ (talk) 14:02, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Heh! I wasn't very clear. Sorry! No, the map you suggested is exactly what I want - I meant to use the style of map that Europe uses, not the map itself. Sorry about that! So, the map you've suggested, with the 10 degree isotherm region marked in green and/or blue is what I'm wanting.

Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 16:43, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

I'll work on this, creating one that is more centred over the North Pole, but not directly (q.v. Antarctica, at 80 or 85 degrees), and with the Prime Meridian extending downward, which is intended to convey the region's northerly nature (with south being 'down'). Bosonic dressing (talk) 19:18, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Orthographic Map Request

With the requests above for orthographic maps, i thought I'd squeeze this request in while they are being made. Could someone make an orthographic projection of Indonesia, and fix the shadow on the below map to match the style of all others? Thanks in advance, everyone.! Connormah (talk) 18:05, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] SVG map for the United Arab Emirates

SVG map of Pakistan

Current map of the United Arab Emirates

Article(s): United Arab Emirates

Request: Could someone please make an SVG map be made for the United Arab Emirates, based on the commons:File:Pakistan (orthographic projection).svg used by Pakistan? Thanks --MoHasanie (talk) 12:56, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] svg font issue

Article(s): New Zealand wine

Request: Fix the fonts issue on the svg, pleeze... I've tried standard system fonts and it still won't draw properly. The one at the article is the temporary .gif I've linked to here, so you can see how it should look. The font is Helvetica Neue, 14pt & 10pt. Thanks guys. mikaul^talk 02:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] King's Highway (Charleston to Boston)

Map of the King's Highway (Charleston to Boston)

Article(s): King's Highway (Charleston to Boston)

Request: This very rough map was clipped from a pdf. I'd like to get a map for the article that is PD and have it loaded to the commons. See File:W-RSimpleMap.gif or File:BPR NY map.png for a similar map. Many thanks Philly jawn (talk) 03:39, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] Map of Colombia

Map of Colombia

Article(s): Fútbol Profesional Colombiano, es:Torneo Apertura 2009 (Colombia)

Request: Hi, I made this requirement at Spansih Wikipedia also. I need a Colombia Locator map like those available here. Thanks a lot. ::::::100 % Bogotano:::::: (Quejas y reclamos) 17:29, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] World homosexuality laws.svg map

World homosexuality laws.svg

Article(s): Multiple articles including LGBT rights by country or territory, and on other Wikipedias

Request: Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew of either:

• a blank SVG world map which included state/province borders (really only need them for the United States) which I could use,
• or if an SVG map guru was around who might be willing to help by pasting the US states into the existing map, if it wasn't much trouble? :-/

The map at issue is File:World homosexuality laws.svg -- it is a world map with different colors for homosexuality illegal / same-sex marriage / civil unions / etc. and is used on multiple Wikipedias. The map consists basically of just countries, but individual states/provinces are also added & colored when needed. The problem is that the world map uses one projection, and the various maps of the US or North America use different projections. For the past 2 or 3 additions of new US states who have legalized marriage or civil unions, I have been able to slide by just pasting in new states, copied them from File:Blank US Map.svg or similar files and then skewing them horizontally so the longitude lines match the projection/angle the world map uses). At the zoom levels Wikipedia readers are viewing it at, the result is passable -- you can only see the flaws at higher zoom levels (like from within Inkscape). However, this is a temporary fix that is at the least sloppy map-making, I admit -- and at the worst, may eventually result in an obviously flawed map as more US states are added.

If all 48 contiguous states could be pasted into the existing world laws map, then when new US states legalize civil unions/same-sex marriage, it could be re-colored easily, and would already be the same projection as the rest of the world laws map. The currently not-used states could either be kept gray, or stored off to the side where they could be moved into place when eventually needed. Unfortunately, this is beyond my SVG experience (which is mainly limited to recoloring maps for updates and other simple SVG copy/paste operations). A WikiProject (Commons:COM:LGBT) does maintain the updates for this map, but it is still a young project, and none of the current regulars (me included) have the SVG experience to fix this issue. Any help or tips, or direction to a more appropriate blank base map to use would be appreciated, thanks :-) Wikignome0529 (talk) 22:40, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Not a wikgraphist, so not completing the section below, but there's a blank map of the US, showing state borders, at commons:File:Blank US Map.svg, if that helps? It even shows Alaska and Hawaii as insets! Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 22:49, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi, thanks -- that actually is the one of the maps I have been copy/pasting from... I don't know the technical names for the projections, but almost all blank US maps I have found on Commons have the curved US/Canada border (whereas the world map has a flat US/Canada border). The one US map I found which had a flat US/Canada border had only 1 background for the whole USA (with black lines sitting on top of it for state borders) ... meaning that if you tried to recolor 1 state, it recolored all states)

On states in the middle of the country, the curved latitude lines aren't as much of a problem (you can just skew it horizontally to match the longitude lines with the world map), but on the west coast states (such as the additition of Nevada a little while back), you have to also rotate it to correct for the different projection, which can cause some overlap with other states. For now, it is not noticable to readers, but as time goes on and more states are added, a more permanent fix might be more needed. Wikignome0529 (talk) 23:02, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Heh, that'll teach me not to read properly - I now realise you linked to that very map in your original posting! I'll have to bow out and let an expert handle it - sorry! This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 23:08, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

No worries, i've done the same thing myself more than once :-D Wikignome0529 (talk) 23:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

There is a blank PNG map like this at File:BlankMap-World-USA.png is someone is up for doing the SVG conversion. Kmusser (talk) 14:45, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Are these laws likely to vary within countries other than the USA too? For example, Scotland has its own legal system, though it generally agrees with the rest of the UK on LGBT issues. Certes (talk) 19:44, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

It only covers homosexuality legal/illegal and recognition of relationships, which in most countries (so far at least) is mostly the same nationwide. Currently the only non-US states/provinces/regions which are colored differently from their parent political entity are: 2 or 3 regions in Mexico, 1 state in Venezuela, and several states in Nigeria which are under Sharia law. Basically, the need is greatest for the US, since there are so many states and several are added each year (either as civil unions or marriage). I thought I had run across an SVG map with all state/provinces on Commons, but the file size was too large to view at a thumbnail (& likely too large to edit in Inkscape without a lot of RAM).. I can't find it again though, so maybe I was mistaken. Wikignome0529 (talk) 21:26, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Update: NuclearVacuum is working on transitioning the map to a better basemap at Commons, though not clear if the future US states issue will be resolved with this. Active thread at: Commons:Commons talk:WikiProject LGBT maps#World homosexuality laws map (File:World homosexuality laws.svg). Wikignome0529 (talk) 08:46, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

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[edit] List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City

I would like something like this

Article(s): List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City

Request: hey guys, I'm trying to get this promoted to featured list status and someone has asked for a map so people can get an idea about where the builidings are located.Showtime2009 (talk) 18:01, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion:

• Do you want this file vectorized? --The New Mikemoral ♪♫ 23:01, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Jesus College, Oxford sketch map

Article(s): Buildings of Jesus College, Oxford

Request: Would someone be so kind as to knock up a little sketch-map of Jesus College, Oxford for me? Doesn't have to be anything too spectacular, just something that shows roughly what's where (3 quadrangles, hall, chapel, principal's lodgings, that sort of thing) and what the streets nearby are called. The following might be helpful:

• A long-shot map from the college website (buildings in red on the island site surrounded by Ship St, Turl St, Market St and Cornmarket
• A simple illustration
• A more detailed plan from the college website (pdf) (wouldn't need all that detail of what rooms are where).

Thanks, Bencherlite^Talk 16:40, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Graphist opinion(s):  Request taken by Joopercoopers - might need someone to inkscape it into a svg for me again when I'm done. --Joopercoopers (talk) 12:16, 3 July 2009 (UTC)