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.
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I am just wondering can somebody make a Map of US states with the Uncommitted vote in 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries. The higher the % number the darker the color of the state would be. Here are the numbers.
Request taken by F4U. Currently building this map using R and the NYTimes API. I could make a county-level map for some states, but annoyingly not all states use counties as their precinct-level (RI, MA, and CT use townships; Hawaii uses congressional districts). ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 18:40, 5 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]
80+ countries have an Information privacy law. I went to the article because I needed to see where in the world these are. Unfortunately there is no such map on the article. The paper cited in the article is from 2012 so I hope a better source can be found, but even a 2012 data map would be better than no map. Thanks a lot! -- Syced (talk) 02:35, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
@Syced Why only ask a question and not provide the latest data?
A quick search shows 2023 as the latest of 8 reports by the same author. 2024 seems not available.
Hi @Dan Leonard, I'm not familiar with ArcGIS data, but if you can copy the data tables, and select the Pennsylvanian nodes, you can convert them to a map like this one to the right. Click on edit source to see the code.
Type, coord, title, description, marker and marker-color all have the same unique number per row.
In this example, row3 defines a line around Pennsylvania (id3 = Wiki data id Q1400)
If a quick selection isn't possible, you can always trim the dataset down by coords (Pennsylvania is pretty square).
The article Leagues Cup, a soccer tournament in North America, has a section on its format. I need help with displaying the locations of the teams from each organization into one single labeled map of all teams from Mexico (Liga MX teams shown at bottom), Canada, and the US (both countries' MLS teams shown at top). This format would have MLS team location dots in blue and Liga MX teams in green. This map doesn't have to have individual states shaded (as the one in MLS). I am hoping that an editor may help me with creating one, or if possible, may please create one for me. Here are the maps in question that are to be used for reference:
Would a map like on this page 2024–25 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup be good? Viewers can [ ] enlarge the map to fullscreen mode and zoom in, show nearby articles.
Test 1: Using template MLS labeled map and location map Mexico.
Results:
MLS is not in needed map coords: lookup coords stadiums in format 49.276667|-123.111944|Vancouver Whitecaps FC
MEX map example is not in stadium, zoom in to see difference, lookup coords stadiums too.
The old maps don't use any logo of the clubs. I'd suggest adding them to the labels: click on pins to see them. Click enlarge map to zoom/pan/check all the details. Reload to refresh map. San Jose = big logo 200px, the rest in 50px version.
Any ideas about what should be included in the descriptions?
We'll need to test whether they can be displayed through a template, if that counts as displaying the images on an article, which is allowed. This page doesn't count as an article... Groetjes, Peter (talk) 09:01, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Groetjes, Peter, thank you for approaching my proposal. My apologies for not swiftly responding to your feedback. I have seen the map and at a glance, is very reminiscent of what I’m looking for. The map includes the needed coordinates without being cluttered with the individual team names. I appreciate your dedication. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 02:15, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Map request of Auckland region local government areas
@Traumnovelle, did you try to find a digital version of the map yourself? If so, which sources did you already check?
I've searched a bit more info, but I'm not familiar with NZ sources and border changes, so I hope that others can take the job on. I've made maps in the old days with paper and a lightbox, and not every drawer was as precise, so the old map might contain a few faults as well. A good "1967-borders-alike" source would save a lot of drawing time.
Maybe https://www.stats.govt.nz/ does have downloadable maps and data, maybe there are more suitable govt.nz sources;
Perhaps there's a special add-on tool available for QGIS like PDOK for the Netherlands.
Here are a few maps on Commons. Some borders are recognisable, but many have changed, like the south part of the Auckland region: The old map also stretches onto a piece of current Waikato + Hauraki (gather those sources if you use modern maps to reproduce the old).
You mean a digital version of a map of counties and boroughs of the Auckland region? That is probably the best image of them I can find. The maps you've provided show completely different boundaries to the old local government areas which haven't existed since 1989. I didn't suggest a specific map of Auckland because I don't see one on Commons best suited for the task: [2] would be best if higher resolution but the low resolution may cause issues with drawing boundaries.
The old map probably isn't perfect but the only other material are physical maps and maps of the specific borough e.g.: [3] are mostly undigitised, even if they all were it'd be an incredibly tedious task although I am happy to provide as many of these individual maps as I can find if one were to seriously want to try and get the borders as precise as that. Traumnovelle (talk) 18:56, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the feedback. The detailed maps are indeed a bit too much for this request. They might be an interesting input for the Historical OSM project. It's good to know we're talking about pre 1989 boundaries. It might give a lead. There must be enough GIS shapefiles to choose from as a base map. Groetjes, Peter (talk) 22:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what a GIS shapefile is or where to begin with digital cartography. I don't mind attempting it myself, I just don't believe I have the technical ability to do so. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:56, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Don't hold yourself back by thinking it is as difficult as it used to be. These programs are really getting easier to use. For instance, the free program I use, QGIS, has its own installation and (try yourself/follow along) user training manuals on docs.qgis.org. That means you can make simple files yourself today. I've used a bunch of tutorials on YouTube, particularly to learn things that looked very difficult, but turned out to be simple by following the lead.
QGIS is a great addition to GIMP, Inkscape and Scribus (free alternatives to Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign). You can for instance make a map in QGIS and then export it to Inkscape to make it look better. Shapefiles connect dots, just like a vector program like Inkscape does. You can start to learn Inkscape skills for instance through Logos by Nick on YT, by just spending 5 to 30 minutes a day. By taking little steps, you can progress into other free programs like QGIS, and if you still enjoy the process, end up using Blender for 3D animation and films.
A GIS works with coordinate-related data: points, lines, polygons = shapes. When you define a point/line/shape, you can add data to them. It's like making an Excel-table or cascading style sheet.css stick to a drawing. Save the map you've made and it creates a set of different files: data-base-files.dbf, project.prj, shapes.shp and a few others. You can easily download loads of data from reliable sources, like the LINZ Data Importer for NZ government data. A lot of shapes have already been traced by others, so you can simply load them in and use them and already available data to make presentations.
I tried to see whether I could quickly make a background map, that you might use in inkscape. It's easier to drag and drop an image in Inkscape, scale it (locked dimensions) down to a size you want, and then start retracing the lines. The New Zealand sources of satellite images, shape files etcetera are available, but you have to ask for a set of different access keys to a few government information providers. Downloading a satellite map went very fast, but for shapes and such I'll have to ask a key. I'll look into that this weekend. (Are you faster?) ;D Groetjes, Peter (talk) 12:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am trying to update the map for the United States Climate Alliance which seriously needs a new version with all the states correctly highlighted with better colors as well. I already have a new SVG file for it, (no need to make a new map on your end) but I have a question:
My version derives from another file, so I want to attribute to it on the "File usage on commons" section below. How does that work?
Hi @BrakeCoach,
It does not work that way. Usage on commons refers to files that are used in infoboxes, galleries and such. Commons is not Wikipedia, so I won't edit those. The flag is an example of usage on Commons.
You can use the description of your file to honour the original file/user. Enter it while uploading, or edit the Summary on Commons, once you've uploaded it. The blue warning sign sums up the other signs in a coloured series. You might click edit of said paragraph and see how this particular example is coded.
Thank you for letting me know, I am pretty new with everything, so I didn't know where to ask, I think I have asked the question in 2ish different places here. I realized that I just had to ask to gain edit access from wikimedia commons.
The images in Question were mainly based off sources such as
Rees maps
Historic county trust
RCAHMW[Commotes and Cantrefs ect]
If you want to know more about sources used, please ask.
Lastly, im fairly sure the asthetic sould look professional in a way sombody like me could not recreate to meet the standards of some people anyway im sure you guys know what you're doing when it comes to this. Editor account 2222 (talk) 23:52, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
^Flint, Maelor Saesneg and Hawarden are administered by Cheshire
^a power in England which was akin to a separate country, with its own legal system and courts, and an almost independent government
Howdy. I'm looking for a map of Okinawa Island itself that will work with Template:Location map. Currently, it seems like only a map of the Ryukyu Islands and the Okinawa Prefecture exist with it, which are much too big for what I'm looking for. This would be useful to mark the locations of individual gusuku and other cultural heritage sites. -- Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:04, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, can someone please fix this map, as it incorrectly shows that Slavonian Military Frontier is Croatian Military Frontier. The area on the map where there is acronym C.M.F. should instead have written S.M.F. (Slavonian Military Frontier). Thanks a lot. -- Franjo Tahy (talk) 13:08, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion
This map is similar to the map of the Kingdom of Slavonia to the right, which has the same C.M.F. indication, and a long list of referenced sources in its description. It seems like the borders didn't change a lot in the range of a few centuries. Can you link to reliable sources that prove the above map should indeed be altered? Groetjes, Peter (talk) 13:36, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Peter. That map is also partially wrong. Most of the sources to which this map refers cannot be opened. Others, that can be opened, such as this or this show inprecise map. I will now link to Proleksis Encyclopedia which shows the correct map, just for the reference, although I have to point out that they have a copyright mark on their page. This is their map.
Their map shows Military Frontier in 1745. Area marked in blue is Croatian Frontier (Hrvatska krajina), area marked in purple is Ban's Frontier (Banska krajina). Area marked in brown is Slavonian Frontier (Slavonska krajina), as its purpose was defending the territory of Slavonia from the Ottomans. It is all quite logical. Slavonian Frontier was buffer zone between medieval Slavonia and the Ottoman Empire, while Croatian Frontier was buffer zone between medieval Croatia Proper and the Ottoman Empire. You can also see on this map where medieval Slavonia (Szlawonia) was and where medieval Croatia (Horvat Kiralysag) was. It is logical therefore that their military frontiers (few centuries later) were just east of them. Franjo Tahy (talk) 12:41, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Graphics Lab/Map workshop
Resolved
Bumping thread.
Request taken.
Done
Request taken by F4U. Currently building this map using R and the NYTimes API. I could make a county-level map for some states, but annoyingly not all states use counties as their precinct-level (RI, MA, and CT use townships; Hawaii uses congressional districts). ~ F4U (talk • they/it) 18:40, 5 December 2024 (UTC).
Done? Groetjes, Peter (talk) 10:38, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Leagues Cup Clubs & Stadiums
An existing topo map of Okinawa
The map in question.png)
Current map
![[2]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NZ-Auckland_plain_map.png){kind=link}
