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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 ...
Every USGS topographic map available for free download from the Internet Archive. OpenStreetMap - CC-BY-SA 2.0 vector map data collected by GPS; The Map Library - Maps for Central America and Africa. Tag with commons:Template:PD-MapLibrary (talk, backlinks, edit) GinkgoMaps - Free Digital Maps published under the CC-by Licence
Create a test map in your sandbox. You'll need to use {} together with the Wikidata ID of the shape. As an example: {{maplink|frame=yes|type=shape|id=Q160236}} If it displays, great. You can use the map and add parameters to make it display to your liking. If the map data does not populate, the below methods are straight-forward and reliable:
These SVG maps have user-editable sections (any text editor) to allow creation of more maps on more topics. Just paste in a list of states and values. See examples at Commons:Category:English-language SVG maps of the United States made with templates. Feel free to create map templates for other countries too. Cmglee may be able to help with that.
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. Each convention has its own sub-page, containing:
English: Versions of the Maps template, a toolbox helping wiki-mapmakers and contains icons and formatted text/objects that serve as a template for Wikipedia map conventions. The French version is the 'mother one', the first to be updated, and is frequently improved and updated following calm talks between mapmakers.
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
Creation: Historical maps are conveniently derivate from country or wider area Location maps. The map maker have to color the background (ocean, land, rivers, subject area) to the Locator maps conventional colours. To create up on areas, the map maker is suggested to use Areas maps colours. For labels and icons, please see below.