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This workshop is part of the Graphics Lab, a project aimed at picture retouching to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. More information about the lab can be found on its main page and requests pages (Illustrations ; Photographs ; Maps ; Video and Sound). To ask questions or make a suggestions, see the talk page of the graphic lab page.

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Simple map(s) of Finnish Defence Forces Areas of Responsibility from early 1950s

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Article(s): en:User:Ljleppan/Polttoainehankinta

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(Moved from Commons:File requests)
I'm not certain what the best source map would be, but I'd appreciate a Commons-compatible version of the map of Figure 6 (page 37) of this PDF (also accessible via this link) for the draft currently at en:User:Ljleppan/Polttoainehankinta. In addition to the Areas of Responsibility, it would be good to show the locations of en:Helsinki, en:Porkkala and a few of the larger cities (Perhaps en:Turku, en:Vaasa, en:Oulu, en:Rovaniemi and en:Ivalo if possible without sacrificing legibility?).
I'd also greatly appreciate Commons-version of the map(s) in Figure 5 (page 31) of the same PDF, but that's less of a priority.
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Incorrect/missing colors of waterbodies

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Article(s): en:Vironniemi

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The map above is just an example; there are probably 100+ of these maps with incorrect/missing waterbody colors on maps of Helsinki. File:Helsinki districts.svg is the base map file and has the correct coloring; please compare it to the image above. Those incorrect maps were made by User:Stadscykel who later fixed some of them (e.g. Special:Diff/43585007, Special:Diff/43585930), but most of those maps still have incorrect/missing colors. Related discussions on fi.wikipedia: link and link, and here on Commons: link. --JAAqqO (talk) 01:06, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
If someone ever decides to fix these, here is a list of 130 map files that need fixing:
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--JAAqqO (talk) 19:23, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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JAAqqO, please check the sample you highlighted which I have uploaded a new version of. If correct, the good news is that it is easy to recreate each map from the base File:Helsinki districts.svg (of course, the bad news is there are 130). Chipmunkdavis (talk) 02:03, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Chipmunkdavis, yes, that one looks good now, thank you. --JAAqqO (talk) 04:39, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
One of the discussions you linked mentions the colours are a poor choice for colour-blind users, may be worth considering that too before editing 130 files. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 02:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Update with source

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Article(s): [[]]

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An update is needed since a source from en:UNOSAT (link here) has given demarcation for the new state of north Somalia SSC-Khatumo. Could someone incorporate the UNOSAT source on Khatumo borders into the above map please? --Billboardbillal (talk) 10:48, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Gautier, Jackson County, Mississippi

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Article(s): w:Gautier, Mississippi

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Hello, can someone please upload a new map of Jackson County, Mississippi, specifically one that includes w:Gautier, Mississippi, as the area of the city has increased? It would be a new version of File:Jackson County Mississippi Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Gautier Highlighted.svg. If it's not too difficult, someone could also upload new maps showing the other cities in Jackson County, Mississippi. Thanks! Kk.urban (talk) 22:45, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Translate to English and vectorize German language map file

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Article(s): en:South–North Water Transfer Project

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Hi! Please translate and vectorize this raster German language map file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 05:04, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@OrdinaryScarlett Graphic workers do not do translations, it's up to the requester to provide the translations in a way it's easy to work with, copy, see which goes where etc, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:30, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Map colours

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Article(s): en:Psilocybin decriminalization in the United States

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I think the colours for "Legal for medical use and decriminalized" and "Decriminalized" are quite similar and could lead to confusion, especially on small screens like mobiles and for people with sight and colour blindness and similar such issues. So, I think more different/distinct colours could be used for this map, taking into account colour blindness and sight issues and just generally be easier to distinguish between for everyone. Helper201 (talk) 17:30, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Helper201 please see the file. If okay, please mark with {{section resolved|1=~~~~}}. Best, Chipmunkdavis (talk) 11:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Many thanks for this. It looks good. I've marked the section on the talk page with what you stated. Helper201 (talk) 18:18, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 08:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
Chipmunkdavis (talk) 08:17, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Create vector static map for commuter rail network

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Article(s): en:Virginia Railway Express

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Hi! Please create a vector static map for this commuter rail network. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:41, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Please use #eb1b23 for the Fredericksburg Line, and #1a458b for the Manassas Line. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@OrdinaryScarlett As it is the requester who has the knowledge about the subject and the graphic workers knows the graphic, it's common that the requester provides a good free source for the request. Graphic worker doesn't generally do research and reads a lot of text etc, thanks. --please ping me-- Goran tek-en (talk) 18:28, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure! A great source for the geographical data for both lines can be found at Data:Virginia Railway Express.map, which I made myself using the preexisting KML file attached to the Wikipedia article. I hope that's good enough? --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 23:04, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Where is the east end of the red line? It just appears to merge with the blue one on http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data:Virginia_Railway_Express.map cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 02:41, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The two merge together and both end at the same point; at Washington Union Station. Because of the way that these maps work, unfortunately you can only see one line over the other when they overlap. But yes, they both at the same point. --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 05:46, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. Again, but ideally a map similar to this would be preferable. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Convert raster map files to a vector file

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Article(s): en:Corridor Cities Transitway, various South Florida rail articles, and en:Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

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Hi! Please convert this raster map file to a vector file. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 23:27, 13 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
P.S. I added a second one. For the Downtown Miami Link service, please cut it back to Tri-Rail and Metrorail Transfer. Thanks again! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 00:20, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Added a third if that's okay! OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 11:00, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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New accurate map in SVG of the visa policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Article(s):

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The current file for the visa policy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an old PNG, not up to do date and that does not even show eVisa. Please make one like South Africa or Tunisia as shown above. Thank you. -- Calvinsky (talk) 11:14, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Mauryan Empire Map.png

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Please convert the file extension from png into svg (without lossing colour and quality).--Lord Buddha 1 (talk) 12:09, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Since international borders are shown in this map, the border of Tibet, which is not independent, needs to be removed. Oirattas (talk) 13:38, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've added the svg above. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 10:54, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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New range maps for Bathytoshia stingrays to be used on en.wikipedia

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Article(s): en:Broad stingray en:Roughtail stingray

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The old map is attached in the gallery. B. centroura is now only found in the Western Atlantic. The map for B. lata needs to include the portion removed from B. centroura and that included on its FishBase native range map [2]--Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 15:41, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Map of location of Capelle train accident

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Article(s): en:Capelle train accident

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Please make a map like this map] to be used in the English and Dutch Wikipedia articles. The source is this PDF document, page 86. The arrow is at this address on OpenStreetMaps (here on Google Maps). Thanks in advance! --Wroeter (talk) 12:30, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Cleaning up the SVG coding for a Massachusetts county map

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Article(s): en:List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts

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I made a map based on the article information to visually show the status of county governments and government abolition. I used File:Map_of_Massachusetts_highlighting_Barnstable_County.svg as the base and edited the SVG coding, but it could definitely use some edits and love from someone more experienced with SVG to make it more visually appealing. --Gimelthedog (talk) 16:45, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Suicide legislation

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Article(s): en:Suicide legislation

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There are changes and corrections that should be made to this map. Firstly, Morocco and Syria should be in grey, as there is no cited information on the above linked Wikipedia page to say suicide is illegal in either country (as the map currently claims). Secondly, Chile and Cuba should be in green as suicide is cited as legal in both, while assisted is suicide illegal. Helper201 (talk) 01:35, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Update request for the Indonesia Ethnic Groups Map

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Article(s): en:Ethnic groups in Indonesia

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Is there anyone here who would like to make revisions, additions, and also make an English version of this map? I already have a list of things that need to be revised and updated, but I will mention these things in stages considering the length of the list I have. Note: I already have the name labels on this map in English and Indonesian, so you don't need to translate them anymore, just write them on the map. --Ibrahim Muizzuddin (talk) 08:19, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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User-editable maps for more countries

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Can someone adapt the template for other countries too?

These SVG maps have user-editable sections (any text editor) to allow creation of more maps on more topics. See examples at Category:English-language SVG maps of the United States made with templates.

Version 2: Convert a US list/table to a state-by-state data map. With examples and step-by step instructions. Example:
Homicide rates per 100,000 by state. FBI.
Simple map below with state names and colored states. See its talk page.
Medicaid expansion map of US. Affordable Care Act

--Timeshifter (talk) 19:14, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Timeshifter. I am not sure to directly help here but I would like to share some thoughts related to your request:
  • I found that for many users editing a "simple" text file such as svg is not so obvious. For this reason I think it will be nice to have a graphical interface to do so. For this reason I started working on a tool like this one. The interface is not very good but it has some nice features to help editing maps. I can upload more maps if needed.
  • Few years ago I made a proposal to seaparate the css files from the svg. In fact, we have a lot of maps that represent the same countries or regions but need different colours. I though that it will be good to have one svg with the geographica representation and a separate file for the colours. There was some intresting discussion on this but not accepted.
  • I think we will need to have some deeper discussion on the format for this kind of svg maps. I personally belive that it will be good to have some classes and features in the svg that can help automatic detection of specific elements or machine use for editing.
Sure this is not in line with your request but I hope this may help. Thanks Ikonact (talk) 08:19, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ikonact. cmglee is the main creator of the map templates. Maybe he can tell us what he thinks of your maps.
I have a question. Is there a way to paste in a list of states and values into your maps. To make maps with the data on the maps. That is what is possible with cmglee maps. It is very easy to do. Just need the list. A good set of colors is already in the map. Those colors can be changed.
cmglee can probably adapt this data map template method to other countries and their subnational areas (states, provinces, etc.). --Timeshifter (talk) 17:53, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's a useful tool, @Ikonact: Though I prefer scripting, I can see other editors preferring a GUI. Will it have a way to save a draft and resume editing, or to load someone else's map to make changes?
I didn't see your proposal in 2017, and would very much welcome having SVG files referencing or transcluding other files. I've been using a hack using systemLanguage so that a single SVG can generate different thumbnails, e.g. for each tower's article:
A limitation is that all variants must already be in file. Can we build on this idea? Cheers, cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 09:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee: I remember, I have seen your svg with the towers and I find it a good idea. I find it a twist as the purpose of the systemLanguage is different but I agree it is a good work around. The main issue is that this will not work for multiple elements - if you wish to highlight several states on a map for example. I will be glad if we can propose something that make sense. I have to admit I am playing solo for the moment :-) Ikonact (talk) 13:33, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, @Ikonact: Ian Furst (talk · contribs) contacted me five years ago to create SVG that can selectively show any combination of selected medical symptoms, and we encountered the same problem. I ended up creating a template using en:template:location_map+ to make something like this. It might work for some niche use-cases. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 15:47, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Timeshifter: I have not done pasting list of states and values in teh code for this map but it is planned and I can work on this. I agree that this is useful. Ikonact (talk) 13:28, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A Map for the Ajuran Sultanate

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Ajuran Sultanate: [[]]

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(details of your request go here...) --Karamumkaram (talk) 14:02, 7 April 2024 (UTC) The map needs to be based on the one from [[3]][reply]
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A Map for the Ajuran Sultanate

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Ajuran Sultanate: [[]]

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(details of your request go here...) --Karamumkaram (talk) 14:04, 7 April 2024 (UTC) The map needs to be based on the one from [[4]][reply]
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Fixing arrowheads in an SVG map

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Article(s): en:Empire of the Sultans, a Featured Article Candidate

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This is a valid SVG file edited in Inkscape but saved as plain SVG. When I look at this file in Inkscape or in a web browser, the arrowheads are pointing in the correct direction. When viewed on Wikimedia, the arrowheads all point to the right. Any help is gratefully received for getting the arrows to render properly on Wikimedia. --MartinPoulter (talk) 16:18, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've updated this to a version without arrowheads. The previous version had the arrowhead problem: I still welcome advice on how I can put arrows into diagrams in Inkscape and have the arrowheads render properly on Wikimedia. MartinPoulter (talk) 15:29, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Updating EU maps with the UK

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Request
These maps of the European Union (and likely more! this I found in the same category) still have the United Kingdom, despite it having leaving years ago. --Juwan (talk) 17:00, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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If there are a lot you could consider creating a category like Category:Maps needing South Sudan political boundaries. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 04:40, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've added the above maps to Category:Maps of the current European Union with the United Kingdom. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 13:50, 28 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Map of the route from the Varangians to the Greeks

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Article(s): en:Route from the Varangians to the Greeks

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I would like for the original image of 2017 (uploaded by Minnekon) to be restored, but with en:Truso in the correct place (namely on the right bank of the Vistula, as Artur Andrzej tried to move it in 2023). The issue with the 2023 correction is that the overall quality of the image has degraded. I tried to fix the problem myself by editing the 2017 original and moving Truso to the right bank in Microsoft Paint, but I got much the same result as Artur Andrzej in 2023. It probably has something to do with the .gif format that I do not understand. If anyone can make a higher-quality image in any other kind of format (like .svg), perhaps even with a different underlying map altogether, but showing much the same information, that would also be appreciated; I'm not tied to this image in particular. --Nederlandse Leeuw (talk) 07:58, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Article(s): List of first-level administrative divisions by area (for example)

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Hello, having initially posted this request on the Commons:File requests page, it was suggested that I redirect here instead. Is it possible to create maps in the "SVG locator maps (location map scheme)" format for the States of Somalia? From what I see, this is one of the rare administrative subdivisions that does not yet have a map in this format. It would therefore be in addition to the regions of Somalia, which have their own category. --Ellicrum {bablute [...]} 13:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Vectorize map

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Article(s): en:PDF, de:Portable Document Format,

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Could someone use the first map as a reference to put an overlay of the highlighted red area into a vector map, like the second map in the gallery (preferably zoomed in more on Germany, like in the first map)? -- Colohisto (talk) 01:36, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Seitengröße PDF 7.svg already exists. NNW 17:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Europe FoP map

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Article(s): w:en:Freedom of panorama (to replace Commons-slanted EU-FoP map in the article, which is supposed to be neutral (and not excessively favor Wikimedian perspective) per w:en:WP:NEUTRAL.)

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  1. Change the color for both Belarus and Ukraine to yellow from red, as both have non-commercial FoP (yellow is for non-commercial FoP countries).
  2. Change also Sweden to light green as there is indeed FoP only for buildings, but no commercial FoP for monuments and public art.
  3. Add Kosovo, as dark green (yes FoP since October 2023).
  4. Add Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City - as red.

Regards, --JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 14:59, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@JWilz12345: Can you describe why File:Freedom_of_Panorama_in_Europe.svg cannot be used instead? cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 07:56, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee (note: the ping didn't work for some reason, but this page is on my watchlist as of now)
It is based on the Commons perspective (in which non-commercial uses are treated as "not OK"). But since that article is in English Wikipedia, it should be neutral and should not favor on Wikimedia side. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 08:02, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@JWilz12345: Got it. Did you mean "should not favor on Wikipedia side"? I think we should copy the code from File:Freedom_of_Panorama_in_Europe.svg and modify as needed to maintain consistency. cmɢʟee ⋅τaʟκ 08:33, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Cmglee ah yes, though for average readers, they always treat Wikipedia and Wikimedia as a single community. But that is another story.
And yes, it is best to use the same map. I've read somewhere that the former version of File:Freedom_of_Panorama_in_Europe.svg was purportedly hard to edit, and I assume the NC map used the same mapping code. JWilz12345 (Talk|Contrib's.) 09:46, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update and vectorize outdated raster map file

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Article(s): en:RTD bus and rail services

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Hi! Please update and vectorize this outdated raster map file. The C and F lines have been permanently discontinued in 2021 and 2020, respectively, so both need to be removed from this map. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 02:04, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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African history map of kingdoms and empires

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Article(s): en:History of Africa, en:List of kingdoms in Africa throughout history

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone could put together a map of Africa overlayed with the maximum extent of some major kingdoms and empires. I can provide a list of kingdoms and empires that'll give a fair representation of the continent's history, although many of them might overlap so maybe have the fill transparent? At the moment we use File:African-civilizations-map-pre-colonial.svg which has extraordinary bias towards west and north Africa, and gets some of the territory wrong such as for Aksum and Hausa (which was never a kingdom). The map used would ideally include Arabia, the Levant, and some of Iberia as these were territories which were covered. The style I'm happy to leave to you, although I'd like it to be colourful. --Alexanderkowal (talk) 12:35, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Zanahary: Alexanderkowal (talk) 12:40, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for making this request! To the graphist: also important to include are Madagascar’s pre-colonial unified kingdoms. Zanahary (talk) 21:09, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
When we compile the list you can pick the Malagasy ones, it's just they'll all be overlapping with Imerina Alexanderkowal (talk) 21:11, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Add missing station

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Article(s): en:San Diego Trolley

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Hi! Please add another station named "San Diego Square" between "Gaslamp" and "City College". Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 10:56, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Vectorize raster map

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Article(s): en:Green Line (Calgary)

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Hi! Please vectorize this raster map. Thank you! --OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 08:45, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphist opinion(s)
The resolution is too low to see details. --Obivan Kenobi (talk) 15:47, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Ability to distinguish "D" (for decriminalized) on US map on cell phones

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Please see: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Maps#Ability to distinguish "D" on map on cell phones. We need some more participants. See map in article (at top right):

--Timeshifter (talk) 11:10, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map of the Second Polish Republic superimposed on modern borders

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Article(s): en:Second Polish Republic, en:Territorial evolution of Poland, etc

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Could someone make an svg map of the borders of the Second Polish Republic as of 1929 superimposed on modern European borders? Two versions would be best, one blank and one with locations and names of important cities that either was previously inside Poland (like Lviv and Vilnius) and cities that became a part of Poland after World War II (like Wrocław)? --Colohisto (talk) 05:45, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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