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The aim of WikiProject Maps is to improve the quality of maps across the Wikimedia Foundation. The Maps for Wikipedia page is an overview of different formats and tools for maps available on Wikipedia. The Map conventions page provides advice for creating and improving maps. The Map workshop page can be used to add your map requests and your ...
Since we love map making for its clarity, Wikipedians developed several local cartographic styles over the years. Summary tables of each major map convention used in Wikipedia, across all languages. While the conventions are strongly recommended, cartographers are free to fit their specific needs.
In creating geographical maps for Wikipedia, it is often useful to have high-quality source material such as blank outline maps, Adobe Photoshop or GIMP-format images with layers, SVG files and so on. If you have such source material that you think may be helpful to other map authors, please feel free to upload it to Wikipedia and list it here.
Wikipedia:Graphics Lab/Map workshop, a place to request a map be created for a Wikipedia article; commons:Commons:Graphic Lab/Map workshop, a place to request a map be created for Wikimedia Commons; Places to discuss mapping best practices and issues include the following: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Maps; Wikipedia talk:WikiProject OpenStreetMap
Wikipedia:Maps for Wikipedia, a list of mapping tools available on Wikipedia; Wikipedia:Why mapframe maps?, an essay about mapframe advantages; Wikipedia:Mapframe maps in infoboxes, a project page tracking implementation status; mw:Help:VisualEditor/Maps, documentation for users using the visual editor to edit maps
Inset maps may be used with in locator maps so that the location can be seen in a wider context; the subject being located within larger-scale map (the local map), accompanied by a smaller scale map of the country or wider region (the wide map). Two versions are commonly seen: The wide map in an inset within the local map;
Area maps or distribution maps display one or multiple entities on a map, and are closely link to Locator maps (blank) (mother) providing the background & Historical maps (daughter) providing conventions for associated labels, icons, and legend. Historical label/icons conventions may also be used for other purpose, such as complex biology maps ...
Find categorized maps. Commons:Map resources: Links to map resources across various Wikimedia projects. Commons:Maps: A Commons work category concerning maps. WikiProject Illustration: Ask project members for help. Wikipedia Image workshop: Edits and creates images and maps. WikiProject Maps: Ask at this talk page. WikiProject Maps Participants